League Play-Off

Cetos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Alventela's João Vale started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, SC Alventela's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Moura came free, but Lúcio Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, João Vale managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Alventela's supporters rose to their feet, but João Vale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Fernandes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Américo Matias during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. SC Alventela's Lúcio Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Moura in the 19th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, SC Cetos's goal looked a bit too open when João Vale came free, but José Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amadeu Henriques could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Lúcio Magalhães made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Campos in the 26th minute of play forced SC Cetos's goalkeeper José Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heitor Freitas during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes SC Alventela got a freekick which was hit by Heitor Freitas. Ricardo Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 played minutes SC Alventela got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Tavares. Miguel Borges hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. If Ricardo Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeu Henriques who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Lúcio Magalhães when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Américo Matias kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. SC Cetos's José Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Campos in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ricardo Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Albertino Machado hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. João Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Vale was extremely unlucky when he, in the 62nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Lúcio Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. José Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If André Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. José Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When André Campos came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the SC Alventela 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 André Campos couldn't finish the play. Ricardo Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Lúcio Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Américo Matias was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Américo Matias kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. João Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Fernandes having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.