League Play-Off

Estadio Milhoes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reginaldo Madureira started the match with the kick off. Gaspar Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Couto having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Filipe Jesus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milhoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Jesus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaspar Aleixo got free with Afonso Couto in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot by Joaquim Setúbal from long distance, 8 minutes into the match, got Afonso Couto's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Reginaldo Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gaspar Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaspar Aleixo got free with Afonso Couto in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Milhoes's Lúcio Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Caldeira in the 25th minute of play. Gaspar Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Couto having to interfere. Gaspar Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Couto having to interfere. In the 35th minute of the match, Filipe Jesus tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Afonso Couto saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gaspar Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Caldeira took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lúcio Vale. Lúcio Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Gaspar Aleixo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milhoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Aleixo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afonso Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Regatos were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filipe Jesus was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Regatos's Dário Carvalho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Afonso Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Filipe Jesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Afonso Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Reginaldo Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisco Caldeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Lúcio Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reginaldo Madureira in the 64th minute of play forced Milhoes's goalkeeper Lúcio Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Milhoes's David Ferro got a free kick in the 70th minute. Alex Telinhos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Regatos's Francisco Caldeira got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Moisés Moita charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moisés Moita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Regatos's Moisés Moita got a free kick in the 76th minute. Afonso Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Jesus in the 77th minute of the match. Gaspar Aleixo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Jesus in the 86th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Gaspar Aleixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milhoes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.