League Play-Off

Estadio Bico
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filipe Trindade got the match started through his kick off. If Vítor Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Morais's late challenge caught a Alfeloas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Morais helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, Bico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Morais to maneuver through the defense. Francisco Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Simões during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Alfeloas booed when Bico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Bico's Alberto Abreu got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute of the match, Gustavo Baptista got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jorge Simões was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Francisco Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Dantas in the 27th minute of play. Vítor Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Francisco Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bico getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Fernando Assis hit a great ball. Jorge Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Alfeloas's Vítor Dantas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Gomes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Filipe Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 52nd minute Eusébio Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vítor Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfeloas's Jorge Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Simões in the 61st minute of play. Jorge Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Jorge Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute Filipe Trindade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Gomes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jorge Freitas sped through Alfeloas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jorge Simões. Filipe Trindade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Alfeloas's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Simões came free, but Jorge Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Simões having to interfere. Jorge Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Freitas in the 96th minute of play. Bico were awarded a corner in the 98th minute after Alfeloas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raul Mota took the corner. Bico's Fernando Assis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jorge Simões in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.