League Play-Off

Estadio Alfragide
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tiago Barros made the kick off which started today's match. Augusto Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 4 minutes into the game, Sandro Assunção was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alfragide's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Donim the free kick. The supporters of Donim booed when Alfragide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Assunção didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Alfragide's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Borges came free, but Diogo Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacinto Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Diogo Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Diogo Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Alexandre Santos fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of António Trindade, passed just outside the right post. If Jacinto Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donim's Jacinto Borges got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 29th minute Armindo Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. António Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Donim getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Raul Torres hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Jacinto Borges notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Alfragide's Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Donim were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Borges to make the kick off. The corner ended in Sandro Amaro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Donim's António Trindade did a great save. Tiago Barros might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over António Trindade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiago Barros ran back to his position shaking his head. If Tiago Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo Teixeira was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Alfragide's Sandro Assunção got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Sandro Assunção off the ground. The supporters of Donim booed when Alfragide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Assunção didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armindo Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Teixeira having to interfere. Armindo Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Alfragide booed when Donim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Manuel Guerreiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Santos in the 93rd minute of play forced Donim's goalkeeper António Trindade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. António Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Donim players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.