League Play-Off

Estadio Alfaiao
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Rui Tavares made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Artur Coimbra 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. Rui Tavares took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Filipe Rodrigues. Filipe Rodrigues dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Sebastião Baptista was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Sandro Assis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sandro Assis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After 14 minutes, João Cardoso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alfaiao and the Inculca FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alfaiao's João Cardoso got a free kick in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Cardoso got free with Sebastião Baptista in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Inculca FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Cardoso. A collision led to Inculca FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Lúcio Reis hit a great ball. Sandro Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Baptista having to interfere. Rui Tavares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Filipe Rodrigues having to make a save. Filipe Rodrigues stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rui Tavares's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. João Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Sebastião Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Inculca FC's Adolfo Leiria seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Adolfo Leiria the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Inculca FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Adolfo Leiria had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of Inculca FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alfaiao:s goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sandro Assis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Artur Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Manuel Trindade fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alfaiao's protests and gave Manuel Trindade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, Alfaiao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Trindade to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Sebastião Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Veiga's late challenge caught a Inculca FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Veiga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, Marco Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute of the match Francisco Paiva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Filipe Rodrigues skillfully saved the ball. Lúcio Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Filipe Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sandro Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 minutes, Albertino Vaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Inculca FC and the Alfaiao players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Inculca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Vaz to maneuver through the defense. If Artur Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastião Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Assis, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Sandro Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Baptista having to interfere. Nuno Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Filipe Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sebastião Baptista didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandro Assis went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Inculca FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Alfaiao.