League Play-Off

Rebolosa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xavier Alves kicked off to start the match. Germano Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Tuga Vermelho's Eliseu Neves got control of the ball when Alexandre Anjos tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Tuga Vermelho getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Cristiano Gama hit a great ball. Cristiano Valente recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tuga Vermelho were furious when Januário Lisboa was red carded, 20 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Tuga Vermelho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rebolosa FC:s goal. Eliseu Neves had great luck who in the 26thth minute grab hold of the ball when Xavier Alves from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xavier Alves in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliseu Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 33rd minute, Rebolosa FC's Xavier Alves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Eliseu Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Alexandre Anjos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Anjos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Anjos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseu Neves having to interfere. 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 1-0.

If Abel Sequeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseu Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Anjos in the 55th minute of play. Eliseu Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Anjos in the 57th minute of play. Eliseu Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Eliseu Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Anjos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Sequeira got free with Fábio Matias in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abel Sequeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fábio Matias having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, António Eiró managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuga Vermelho's supporters rose to their feet, but António Eiró was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fábio Matias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xavier Alves took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eliseu Neves. Eliseu Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Tuga Vermelho's Eliseu Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Alves in the 86th minute of play. Eliseu Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Anjos in the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Xavier Alves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseu Neves. Tuga Vermelho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Alves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Rebolosa FC's Xavier Alves in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tuga Vermelho's goalie prevented a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tuga Vermelho players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rebolosa FC.