League Play-Off

Alpendurada
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Delfim Macedo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Albertino Martins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Montais fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Filipe Santarém took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ricardo Andrade. Alpendurada FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Heitor Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With a little luck, SC Montais's Heitor Pedroso got control of the ball when Tiago Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Delfim Macedo sped through SC Montais's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Heitor Pedroso. The supporters of SC Montais booed when Alpendurada FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Viegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Jaime Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Cunha hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. When Abel Faro came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the SC Montais 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 Abel Faro couldn't finish the play. Albertino Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ricardo Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Abel Faro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Paulo Borba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albertino Martins to make the kick off. Alpendurada FC's Ricardo Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Alpendurada FC from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute, Emanuel Viegas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albertino Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ricardo Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albertino Martins struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Ricardo Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Montais. Jaime Cunha's late challenge caught a SC Montais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. Albertino Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ricardo Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Tiago Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alpendurada FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Heitor Pedroso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Dantas in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Tiago Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alpendurada FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago Dantas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tiago Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heitor Pedroso having to interfere. Delfim Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute Albertino Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Viegas hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Albertino Martins struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Ricardo Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Montais. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Montais's goalkeeper Heitor Pedroso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alpendurada FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.