League Play-Off

Alcogulhe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Adolfo Almeida's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Campos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, Agrela FC's Jacob Baptista made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Campos was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Matos in the 16th minute of play forced Agrela FC's goalkeeper Aldo Teles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Teles was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Matos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 18 minute of play. Manuel Campos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Almeida in the 25th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Mariano Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alcogulhe's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Teles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aldo Teles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Matos's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Alcogulhe's Manuel Campos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filinto Balsemão in the 35th minute of play. After 37 played minutes Agrela FC got a freekick which was hit by Filinto Balsemão. Mariano Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Alcogulhe getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Vasco Soares hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Agrela FC's Adão Trigueiro in action when he in the 41st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adolfo Almeida to strike the kick off in the second half. Agrela FC's Aldo Teles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Guarda in the 53rd minute of play. Manuel Campos made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Jacob Baptista sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute of the match Adão Trigueiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Campos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jacob Baptista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Manuel Campos made a huge save. 59 minutes into the game, Alcogulhe's Joaquim Lopes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Teles made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mariano Matos in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aldo Teles saved Agrela FC from getting behind. Jacob Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Manuel Campos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Guarda hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Jacob Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Aldo Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Agrela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Lopes came free, but Aldo Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alcogulhe's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.