League Play-Off

Abella
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joel Dantas got the match started through his kick off. If Joel Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the game, Jacinto Pereira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gabriel Pinheiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raul Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Gabriel Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raul Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gabriel Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raul Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 19 played minutes Abella FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Dias. Raul Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gabriel Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Humberto Ferro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 played minutes Abella FC got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Ferreira. In the 29thth minute of the game Jacinto Pereira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abella FC's Gabriel Pinheiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Catarino Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Nuno Valente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Bento Tavares made a huge save. Gabriel Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Pereira in the 37th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Raul Tavares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alqueva's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Tavares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Rui Viegas came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Abella 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 Rui Viegas couldn't finish the play. The Abella FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alqueva were winning 0-1.

Jacinto Pereira who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Gabriel Pinheiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 62nd minute Rui Viegas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bento Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Viegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bento Tavares having to interfere. If Raul Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Pinheiro having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Raul Tavares notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Abella FC's Gabriel Pinheiro. Gabriel Pinheiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jacinto Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Gabriel Pinheiro made a huge save. Jacinto Pereira's late challenge caught a Abella FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacinto Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Alqueva got a freekick which was hit by Jacinto Pereira. 93 minutes into the match, Alqueva's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Viegas came free, but Bento Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bento Tavares came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Abella FC's Rui Viegas. But to his dismay, Rui Viegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The Abella FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Alqueva's performance. The match ended with a win for Alqueva.