League Play-Off

Brejos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) João Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Paulo Matias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Almansor's Viriato Coelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save SC Almansor from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, SC Almansor's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Gaspar came free, but Viriato Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th match minute, SC Almansor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Borges to maneuver through the defense. 0-1 became the score in the 23rd minute when João Domingues elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Tiago Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Tiago Faria made a precise shot to the right of João Borges. SC Brejos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. José Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viriato Coelho having to interfere. Amílcar Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Viriato Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half SC Almansor were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amílcar Gaspar made a kick off. João Borges was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cristóvão Morais. 55 minutes into the match, SC Almansor's goal looked a bit too open when José Nascimento came free, but Viriato Coelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viriato Coelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Nascimento in the 67th minute of play. If Tiago Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viriato Coelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Borges having to interfere. João Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SC Almansor's Tiago Faria got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, José Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Brejos's supporters rose to their feet, but José Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viriato Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaspar Borges charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaspar Borges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, SC Almansor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Borges to maneuver through the defense. SC Brejos's Amílcar Gaspar got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Viriato Coelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílcar Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 93rd minute of the match Gaspar Borges completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gaspar Borges a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to SC Almansor getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gaspar Borges hit a great ball. Viriato Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amílcar Gaspar in the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Almansor walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.