League Play-Off

Alforgemel
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Veiga kicked off to start the match. In the 9th match minute, SC Arrotea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viriato Faro to maneuver through the defense. In the 10thth minute of the game Humberto Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Arrotea's Henrique Matias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Rocha in the 12th minute of play forced SC Arrotea's goalkeeper Henrique Matias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Humberto Rocha in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrique Matias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquim Moutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viriato Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Rodrigo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Garcia having to interfere. Alforgemel FC's Rodrigo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Macedo in the 23rd minute of play. Henrique Matias acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 25th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jorge Matos. If Humberto Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Alexandre Macedo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Garcia. Alforgemel FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Macedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 38th minute, Artur Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Veiga in the 42nd minute of the match. Carlos Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. SC Arrotea's Alexandre Macedo got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Alforgemel FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Arrotea were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Humberto Rocha to make the kick off. If Joaquim Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Moutinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henrique Matias having to interfere. Viriato Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Rodrigo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogério Abreu struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Rodrigo Garcia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Arrotea. Alexandre Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. João Leite charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Leite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th match minute, Alforgemel FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Leite to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Alexandre Macedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joaquim Moutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Henrique Matias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Arrotea eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.