League Play-Off

Estadio Ervidel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tarcísio Ponte got the match started through his kick off. Ervidel FC's Alcino Brites got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 14th minute of the match Isidro Infante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hipólito Vides showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Lucas Borba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juliano Sampaio having to interfere. After 23 played minutes Alcino Brites rounded Love Fc's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 30 minutes into the match, Alcino Brites dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juliano Sampaio, 2-0. Alcino Brites sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Lucas Borba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ervidel FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Borba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juliano Sampaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alcino Brites in the 39th minute of play forced Love Fc's goalkeeper Juliano Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alcino Brites fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juliano Sampaio having to interfere. Hipólito Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Candal, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Alcino Brites made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Delfim Calado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ervidel FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Bento in the 57th minute of play forced Ervidel FC's goalkeeper Hipólito Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ervidel FC's Lucas Borba got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Ervidel FC's Alcino Brites sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juliano Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hipólito Vides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcísio Ponte in the 67th minute of play. If Alcino Brites had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alcino Brites fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ervidel FC's protests and gave Alcino Brites a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute, Alcino Brites hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Alcino Brites managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ervidel FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alcino Brites was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juliano Sampaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute Alcino Brites shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juliano Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juliano Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alcino Brites, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Aquilino Candal 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. Tarcísio Ponte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Hipólito Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarcísio Ponte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hipólito Vides having to interfere. In the 95thth minute of the game Tarcísio Ponte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ervidel FC's Hipólito Vides was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aquilino Candal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Hipólito Vides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ervidel FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.