League Play-Off

Estadio Tareja
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) If André Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Aguiar in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amadeu Guerreiro saved Tareja from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Martins got free with Joaquim Barros in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the game, Joaquim Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tareja's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Altares the free kick. Amadeu Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingos Delgado in the 20th minute of play. André Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Barros having to interfere. Domingos Delgado charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingos Delgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, SC Altares was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Delgado to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Afonso Domingues fired a really elegant long shot, but Joaquim Barros threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Amadeu Guerreiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. André Aguiar 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. Amadeu Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Reis in the 39th minute of play. Amadeu Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diamantino Reis in the 42nd minute of play. André Martins's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Joaquim Barros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jorge Moreira made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, SC Altares's Diamantino Reis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amadeu Guerreiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amadeu Guerreiro was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Domingos Delgado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Domingos Delgado really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. André Aguiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Amadeu Guerreiro made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Tareja's Gonçalo Correia got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Amadeu Guerreiro made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when André Aguiar sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Moreira in the 71st minute of play forced SC Altares's goalkeeper Joaquim Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Tareja's Jorge Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joaquim Barros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Joaquim Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Jorge Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tareja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. André Martins struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Joaquim Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tareja. SC Altares's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.