League Play-Off

Estadio ALMADA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Molelos's Cristóvão Neto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. António Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from António Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 3rd match minute, Molelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Gonçalo Messias struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. António Costa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F C Almada. In the 14th minute, António Leal fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. António Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. António Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonçalo Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Costa having to interfere. With a little luck, Molelos's António Costa got control of the ball when Gonçalo Messias tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Molelos's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Messias came free, but António Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F C Almada's Jan-Olof Ekgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Figueiredo in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute, Paulo Figueiredo 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. António Leal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Costa having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Gonçalo Messias notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Molelos's António Costa. António Costa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

A collision led to Molelos getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fernando Moutinho hit a great ball. Cristóvão Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Jan-Olof Ekgren made a huge save. Jan-Olof Ekgren made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Paulo Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. Jan-Olof Ekgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Paulo Figueiredo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Molelos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 77 minutes, Fernando Moutinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Molelos and the F C Almada players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 77th minute, Fernando Moutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Leal in the 81st minute of play forced Molelos's goalkeeper António Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. António Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Leal in the 84th minute of play forced Molelos's goalkeeper António Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 85 in the game by Paulo Figueiredo from a close distance when the talented Jan-Olof Ekgren managed to make a qualified save. F C Almada's players were relieved. António Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from António Leal in the 87th minute of play. Gonçalo Fontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Gonçalo Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Costa was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Gonçalo Fontes 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. The audience was convinced that Gonçalo Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but António Costa was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. In the 97th minute, António Leal 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. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. F C Almada had played much better football throughout.