League Play-Off

Soutaria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexandre Santarém took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jaime Melo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. SC Soutaria's Carlos Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Henriques in the 10th minute of play. When Alexandre Santarém came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the SC Soutaria 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 Alexandre Santarém couldn't finish the play. Jaime Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Albertino Rocha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artur Santarém in the 15th minute. In the 20th play minute Eduardo Simões came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Albertino Rocha. 1-0. After 27 played minutes SC Besteirinhos got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Melo. In the 29th minute, SC Soutaria's Alexandre Santarém ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Albertino Rocha. Albertino Rocha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. SC Soutaria's Eduardo Simões got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th match minute, SC Besteirinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Araújo to maneuver through the defense. In the 37thth minute of the game Manuel Henriques who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Soutaria's Carlos Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Besteirinhos's Manuel Henriques got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carlos Carvalho came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Besteirinhos's Luís Barros. But to his dismay, Luís Barros quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 46th match minute, SC Besteirinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Araújo to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Henriques to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, SC Besteirinhos's Alberto Marques got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a rather tough play, SC Soutaria's Miguel Macedo got a free kick in the 59th minute. Manuel Henriques was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Manuel Henriques received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carlos Carvalho came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Henriques slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 73rd minute. Diamantino Antunes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Albertino Rocha came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Soutaria's Alexandre Santarém. But to his dismay, Alexandre Santarém quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Luís Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SC Soutaria's Alexandre Santarém in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Besteirinhos's goalie prevented a goal. Albertino Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Simões in the 96th minute of play. SC Soutaria's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.