League Play-Off

Estadio Vicoso
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bento Ferreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bento Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Borges having to interfere. A collision led to Vicoso getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Emílio Anjos hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Francisco Reis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but António Borges showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Ferreira in the 23rd minute of play forced Vicoso's goalkeeper António Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bento Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. António Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Amadeu Guarda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Nunes was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. António Borges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bento Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The wind increased when Amadeu Guarda made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Bento Ferreira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but António Borges saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 55 minutes into the match, Amadeu Guarda notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ala's João Nunes. João Nunes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gonçalo Leite scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Nunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gonçalo Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. João Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ala getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Francisco Reis hit a great ball. Gonçalo Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 minutes of play, Vicoso's Amadeu Guarda made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Nunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Diamantino Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute of the match Mário Andrade sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Nunes skillfully saved the ball. João Nunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Guarda in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, Vicoso's Amadeu Guarda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Nunes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Ala's João Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Guarda in the 90th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 92nd minute by Diamantino Gaspar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Diamantino Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. António Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bento Ferreira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vicoso fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ala had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.