League Play-Off

Ichou
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André Coimbra started the match with the kick off. Vítor Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Pinheiro having to interfere. Jorge Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Coimbra in the 5th minute of the match. Eduardo Oliveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vítor Guarda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Jorge Pinheiro made a huge save. Vítor Matias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Oliveira in the 19th minute of play. Alexandre Valente hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Alexandre Valente struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Vítor Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Atalhada. In the 29th minute, Vítor Guarda made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Pinheiro. SC Atalhada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Alexandre Luz's late challenge caught a Ichou FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexandre Luz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th minute, Alexandre Luz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vítor Guarda struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Jorge Pinheiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ichou FC. Vítor Guarda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Pinheiro having to make a save. A collision led to SC Atalhada getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Pedro Santos hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandre Valente to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Vítor Guarda 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. 58 minutes into the match, Ichou FC's Vítor Guarda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Pinheiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. André Coimbra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 60 played minutes SC Atalhada got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Garcia. André Coimbra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Pinheiro having to interfere. A collision led to SC Atalhada getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alexandre Luz hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Ichou FC's Diamantino Cunha broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Guarda in the 70th minute of play forced SC Atalhada's goalkeeper Jorge Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Vítor Matias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Atalhada. Vítor Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eduardo Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduardo Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes SC Atalhada got a freekick which was hit by Eduardo Oliveira. In the 86th minute, Vítor Guarda 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. 88 minutes into the match, SC Atalhada's goal looked a bit too open when André Coimbra came free, but Jorge Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.