League Play-Off

Estadio Ermezinde
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Aleixo kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Ermezinde's zone, José Carneiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo Borba came out of the goal and José Carneiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of SC Ermezinde booed when BEER UNITED FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Belasko didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alfredo Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SC Ermezinde getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. José Coimbra hit a great ball. Diogo Borba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hugo Nogueira went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 18 minutes into the match, SC Ermezinde's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Nogueira came free, but Diogo Borba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Armando Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardo Henriques was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 24th minute, Alfredo Aleixo 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. Bruno Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Aleixo in the 27th minute of the match. Hugo Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Diogo Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Nogueira in the 31st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SC Ermezinde's zone, Alberto Leal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diogo Borba came out of the goal and Alberto Leal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diogo Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Nogueira in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, SC Ermezinde's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Lisboa came free, but Diogo Borba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Hugo Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Borba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute Cristóvão Lisboa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Borba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42ndth minute of the game Hugo Nogueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Ermezinde's Diogo Borba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Alfredo Aleixo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Gaspar. Alfredo Aleixo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1.

BEER UNITED FC's José Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Armando Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Hugo Nogueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Diogo Borba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hugo Nogueira ran back to his position shaking his head. When Cristóvão Lisboa fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BEER UNITED FC's protests and gave Cristóvão Lisboa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BEER UNITED FC's Cristóvão Lisboa got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Aleixo in the 61st minute of play forced BEER UNITED FC's goalkeeper Bruno Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, BEER UNITED FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Aleixo came free, but Bruno Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alberto Leal struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Diogo Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BEER UNITED FC. In the 70th minute, Alfredo Aleixo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Ermezinde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After a rather tough play, SC Ermezinde's Rogério Cunha got a free kick in the 74th minute. Bruno Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Aleixo in the 76th minute of the match. If Armando Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BEER UNITED FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because SC Ermezinde had won, even though BEER UNITED FC had held more of the ball.