League Play-Off

Alvite
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vítor Henriques got the match started through his kick off. Fernando Viana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Henriques in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Alvite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. SC Frazoes's Vítor Henriques got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When José Santos fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alvite's protests and gave José Santos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, José Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Henriques in the 11th minute of play forced Alvite's goalkeeper Fernando Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvite's Fernando Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Branco in the 14th minute of play. Tiago Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Viana having to interfere. Fernando Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vítor Henriques's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Alvite's Raul Pinto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After 21 played minutes Alvite got a freekick which was hit by António Lopes. Vítor Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Viana having to interfere. In the 28th minute Vítor Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Viana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Luz made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Eusébio Nascimento sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute, Tiago Branco 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. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 40th minute, but Filipe Luz got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving SC Frazoes hanging dry this time. If Eusébio Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 46 minutes, Vítor Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Frazoes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Henriques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Tiago Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd minute, Amílcar Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Vítor Henriques came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the SC Frazoes 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 Vítor Henriques couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, Armando Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74thth minute of the game Vítor Henriques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alvite's Fernando Viana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raul Pinto took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filipe Luz. Filipe Luz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Fernando Viana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Júlio Ribeiro went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 88 minutes into the match, SC Frazoes's goal looked a bit too open when Eusébio Nascimento came free, but Filipe Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Nascimento in the 90th minute of play forced SC Frazoes's goalkeeper Filipe Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Alvite support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.