League Play-Off

Estadio Picamilho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredo Rodrigues made the kick off which started today's match. In the 13th minute, Luís Matias made a precise shot to the right of José Mendes. SC Picamilho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a rather tough play, SC Trinidade's Adolfo Lisboa got a free kick in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, SC Picamilho's Alfredo Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raul Fernandes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Bento Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Fernandes having to interfere. SC Picamilho's José Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Matias in the 26th minute of play. José Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Matias in the 28th minute of the match. If Alexandre Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Matias in the 32nd minute of play forced SC Picamilho's goalkeeper José Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Mendes in the 34th minute of play forced SC Picamilho's goalkeeper José Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alexandre Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bento Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexandre Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Fernandes having to interfere. Raul Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bento Mendes made a kick off. SC Trinidade's Raul Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Machado in the 58th minute of play. When SC Trinidade's Bento Mendes in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Picamilho's goalie prevented a goal. José Mendes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Matias went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Alfredo Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Raul Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, SC Picamilho's José Mendes got control of the ball when Luís Matias tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 87 played minutes SC Picamilho got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Fonseca. José Mendes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Matias in the 90th minute. The SC Trinidade supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC Trinidade would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.