League Play-Off

Ateanha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sandro Coimbra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Constantim's Rodrigo Assunção got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Ateanha FC's Basílio Castro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Constantim. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Coimbra in the 7th minute of play forced Constantim's goalkeeper Francisco Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ateanha FC's Sandro Coimbra in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Constantim's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th match minute, Constantim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Óscar Mendes to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Coimbra kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 13th match minute, Ateanha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Delgado to maneuver through the defense. Sandro Coimbra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Francisco Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute Sandro Coimbra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Basílio Castro during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, one of Ateanha FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ateanha FC. The referee gave Constantim a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mário Ferreira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ateanha FC's Alberto Reis. 0-1. Rodrigo Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodrigo Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Francisco Fontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Coimbra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Ricardo Ferreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Constantim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ricardo Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Alberto Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Fontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Coimbra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute of the match, Sandro Coimbra tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Francisco Fontes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Mota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Sá received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Francisco Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Constantim were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Ateanha FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mário Ferreira took the corner. If Joaquim Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ateanha FC's zone, Joaquim Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Reis came out of the goal and Joaquim Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Ricardo Ferreira sped through Ateanha FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alberto Reis. In the 74thth minute of the game Joaquim Mota who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ateanha FC's Alberto Reis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Joaquim Mota 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. Rodrigo Assunção kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Coimbra in the 87th minute of play forced Constantim's goalkeeper Francisco Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute Ricardo Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquim Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Reis having to interfere. Rui Rodrigues hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Constantim 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.