League Play-Off

Ulmeiro
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diamantino Cunha got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Albertino Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristóvão Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Gaspar in the 7th minute of play. Sérgio Gaspar was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 9th minute. Ulmeiro FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 9 minutes into the match, Ulmeiro FC's Rogério Dantas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristóvão Mota narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tiago Soares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Cunha in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Ulmeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute of the match Xavier Paiva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiago Soares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 16th match minute, SC Ervideiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. Cristóvão Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Gaspar in the 17th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Ervideiro's zone, David Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristóvão Mota came out of the goal and David Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Joaquim Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Rogério Dantas could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Cristóvão Mota however easily saved by the left post. Tiago Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Rogério Dantas made a precise shot to the right of Cristóvão Mota. SC Ervideiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 41 minutes into the game, Diamantino Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tiago Soares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sérgio Gaspar to strike the kick off in the second half. If Sérgio Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sérgio Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Cristóvão Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristóvão Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogério Dantas's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Diamantino Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Tiago Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lourenço Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lourenço Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ulmeiro FC! Ulmeiro FC:s Tiago Soares showed great skill when he stopped Xavier Paiva:s penalty. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of SC Ervideiro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ulmeiro FC:s goal. With an all-out effort, SC Ervideiro's Tiago Soares threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Diamantino Cunha, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 90th minute, Bernardo Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rui Soares, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Albertino Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sérgio Gaspar in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristóvão Mota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the SC Ervideiro players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ulmeiro FC.