League Play-Off

Estadio Gondrozeira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Rodrigues kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Adolfo Henriques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gondrozeira and the Alentejo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Gondrozeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Henriques to maneuver through the defense. Tiago Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião Baptista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tiago Cruz having to make a save. Armindo Lisboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Rodrigues in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Sebastião Baptista reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tiago Cruz. The goal made the score 1-0. After a rather tough play, Gondrozeira's Américo Sousa got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 21 minutes, Vicente Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gondrozeira and the Alentejo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Vicente Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Américo Sousa during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gondrozeira's Américo Sousa got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Sebastião Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Francisco Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alentejo and the Gondrozeira players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gondrozeira's Armindo Lisboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Ferreira in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Leal got free with Tiago Cruz in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Alentejo's Jorge Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Lisboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In a very dangerous position, a player in Gondrozeira fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! When Jorge Leal came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Gondrozeira 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 Jorge Leal couldn't finish the play. After 68 played minutes Gondrozeira got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Moutinho. 74 minutes into the match, Alentejo's Jorge Rodrigues sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Lisboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 79 minutes, Jorge Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gondrozeira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Leal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Lisboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jorge Leal came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Gondrozeira 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 Jorge Leal couldn't finish the play. Tiago Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Leal in the 96th minute of the match. 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.