League Play-Off

Estadio Almoster
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eusébio Faria made the kick off which started today's match. Fernando Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Brás having to interfere. SC Extremo's Rui Brás played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Figueiredo in the 6th minute of play. Joaquim Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rui Brás tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Brás having to interfere. A collision led to Almoster FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Adelino Neves hit a great ball. Eusébio Faria might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eusébio Faria ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute, Gil Mota ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Joaquim Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gil Mota in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Esteves saved Almoster FC from getting behind. Adelino Neves's late challenge caught a SC Extremo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adelino Neves helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Almoster FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Adelino Neves hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Joaquim Figueiredo made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Almoster FC's Paulo Esteves got control of the ball when Gil Mota tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gil Mota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rui Brás stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Torres's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Gil Mota left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SC Extremo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Rui Brás made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Figueiredo in the 69th minute of play. Fernando Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Rui Brás tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gil Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Esteves having to interfere. Gil Mota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Almoster FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Adelino Neves hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, SC Extremo's Gil Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulo Esteves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Eusébio Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Extremo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.