League Play-Off

Estadio Barlonguinho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sérgio Baptista made the kick off and thus started the match. André Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Baptista in the 3rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sérgio Baptista in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Leão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gaspar Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. André Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Leão came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Alvarim's Gaspar Miranda. But to his dismay, Gaspar Miranda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. André Leão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaspar Miranda's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. If Gaspar Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Barlonguinho FC's goalkeeper André Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36thth minute of the game Gaspar Miranda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barlonguinho FC's André Leão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Gaspar Miranda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alvarim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Barlonguinho FC's zone, Gaspar Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Leão came out of the goal and Gaspar Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Barlonguinho FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alvarim were winning 1-2.

Gaspar Miranda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Leão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Alvarim's Sérgio Baptista got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaspar Miranda struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. André Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvarim. If Sérgio Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gustavo Martins charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Martins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 68 played minutes Alvarim got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Martins. Inácio Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viriato Queirós having to interfere. Sérgio Baptista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. André Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alvarim's Viriato Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Delgado in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Sérgio Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Alvarim players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.