League Play-Off

Estádio Atlantis
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Herberto Valadares made the kick off and thus started the match. Hipólito Varanda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herberto Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Ricardo Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 6 minutes into the match, Valdigem's Ricardo Gaspar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Neiva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Atlantis FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Gaspar came free, but Ivan Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heitor Lobo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Hipólito Varanda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 played minutes Valdigem got a freekick which was hit by Inácio Vidigal. Alexandre Águas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ivan Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mário Franco fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlantis FC's protests and gave Mário Franco a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Atlantis FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Valdigem:s goal. Diamantino Morais shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Sá in the 34th minute of play forced Atlantis FC's goalkeeper Ivan Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdigem's Hipólito Varanda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Valdigem from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heitor Lobo got free with Hipólito Varanda in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hipólito Varanda made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Heitor Lobo sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute, David Sá made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Neiva. Atlantis FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If David Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Sá was the one to do the kick off. Valdigem's David Sá got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexandre Águas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Neiva having to interfere. Atlantis FC's Herberto Valadares got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mário Coutinho during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Atlantis FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Mário Coutinho hit a great ball. In the 73rd play minute Ricardo Gaspar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ivan Neiva. 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, David Sá managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valdigem's supporters rose to their feet, but David Sá was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomás Torcato hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. David Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ivan Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Atlantis FC's Torcato Teves got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Diamantino Morais sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Atlantis FC's Ivan Neiva didn't even have to move. Heitor Lobo succeeded in the game's 95th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. The Atlantis FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.