League Play-Off

Estadio Drizes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Jaime Machado made the kick off and thus started the match. Alexandre Neto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedro Gaspar firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pedro Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Machado in the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Ricardo Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ataes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Barbosa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandre Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Ataes FC's Pedro Gaspar got control of the ball when Alexandre Neto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Cardoso during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ataes FC booed when SC Drizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armindo Resende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Alexandre Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SC Drizes getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Tomás Cardoso hit a great ball. Alexandre Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Barbosa in the 25th minute of the match. Pedro Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Mendes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armindo Resende's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. When Ataes FC's Armindo Resende in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Drizes's goalie prevented a goal. Alexandre Neto struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Pedro Gaspar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Drizes. Armindo Resende blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Mendes having to make a save. João Resende's late challenge caught a Ataes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Resende helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ataes FC booed when SC Drizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Resende didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Drizes's Alexandre Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armindo Resende in the 40th minute of play. SC Drizes's Alexandre Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Barbosa in the 43rd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardo Barbosa made a kick off. When Jaime Machado, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 54 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Pedro Gaspar was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Carlos Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Ataes FC's Ricardo Barbosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Mendes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armindo Resende could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Alexandre Mendes made a huge save. A collision led to SC Drizes getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Tomás Cardoso hit a great ball. Alexandre Mendes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Resende blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Mendes having to make a save. After having played for 74 minutes, Ricardo Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ataes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Resende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 minutes of play SC Drizes's João Resende was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. When Ricardo Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Ataes FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ricardo Barbosa couldn't finish the play. When Armindo Resende came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Ataes FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Armindo Resende couldn't finish the play. Armindo Resende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Ataes FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ataes FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.