League Play-Off

Alburitel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Brás kicked off to start the match. Álvaro Guarda charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Guarda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Alburitel FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Álvaro Guarda hit a great ball. Álvaro Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Carvalho in the 13th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Filipe Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Garriapa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Alburitel FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Ramos came free, but Álvaro Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Alburitel FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gabriel Figueiredo hit a great ball. Filipe Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Álvaro Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Cristóvão Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 38 minutes, José Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Garriapa's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Ramos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filipe Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute, Filipe Carvalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If José Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filipe Carvalho to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Filipe Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Garriapa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipe Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Álvaro Tavares having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 60 minutes into the game, when Marcial Morado put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of SC Garriapa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alburitel FC:s goal. Carlos Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Neto in the 65th minute of play. Alberto Simões blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Torres having to make a save. When José Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the SC Garriapa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that José Ramos couldn't finish the play. José Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alburitel FC's Álvaro Tavares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Alburitel FC from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, Filipe Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, José Ramos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Tavares. Alburitel FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Ramos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If José Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the match, Jorge Brás notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of SC Garriapa's Carlos Torres. Carlos Torres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Brás, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, José Ramos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 97th minute, Jorge Brás hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute, Cristóvão Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Garriapa played a much better game than Alburitel FC and deserved their victory. The Alburitel FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.