League Play-Off

Estadio Alrote
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Bruno Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Alumiara's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Porto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Teixeira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the match, Alexandre Queirós notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Alrote's Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alexandre Queirós took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, Alrote's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Queirós came free, but Diogo Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, SC Alumiara's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Carneiro came free, but Emanuel Porto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Alrote's Emanuel Porto threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Armando Carneiro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Armando Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Porto having to interfere. Bruno Porto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diogo Teixeira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Afonso Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Emanuel Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Porto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Carneiro in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Alrote's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Queirós came free, but Diogo Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half SC Alumiara were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Armando Carneiro made the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Porto having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Porto got free with Diogo Teixeira in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 60 minutes, Joaquim Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alrote and the SC Alumiara players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Alumiara getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Bruno Porto hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Alrote's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bruno Porto fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cristiano Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Emanuel Porto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Alrote's Eusébio Veiga got a free kick in the 86th minute. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, SC Alumiara's Filipe Ramos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Diogo Teixeira. The crowd rose to their feet as SC Alumiara's Hugo Figueiredo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Diogo Teixeira. That made the score 0-4 after 95 minutes of play. The Alrote fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SC Alumiara were clearly better and deserved to take the win.