League Play-Off

Estadio do Dragão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bartolo Balendin kicked off to start the match. Alfredo Pedroso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, FC Porto Infinity's José Queirós seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed José Queirós the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Porto Infinity protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and José Queirós had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Porto Infinity fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Rodeio FC's Cândido Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albertino Ferreira in the 10th minute of play. Gaspar Matos might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cândido Mota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaspar Matos ran back to his position shaking his head. Bartolo Balendin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Cândido Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomás Setúbal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cândido Mota having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Albertino Ferreira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cândido Mota. The goal made the score 1-0. Tomás Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Cândido Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albertino Ferreira's late challenge caught a Rodeio FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertino Ferreira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Albertino Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertino Ferreira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cândido Mota having to make a save. Alfredo Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Alfredo Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Maciel in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiago Maciel made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Tiago Maciel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfredo Pedroso, 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gaspar Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Porto Infinity's supporters rose to their feet, but Gaspar Matos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cândido Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Porto Infinity's attentive Cristóvão Guarda managed to snatch the ball when Sérgio Belém made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. When Osvaldo Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rodeio FC's protests and gave Osvaldo Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. If Gaspar Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bartolo Balendin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cândido Mota having to interfere. If Albertino Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Baldaia 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. Rodolfo Mascarenhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Alfredo Pedroso made a huge save. When the referee ended the match the FC Porto Infinity players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.