League Play-Off

Estadio Oleiros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Oleiros FC's Marco Mendes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. David Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Nuno Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuno Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lúcio Mendes during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Mendes in the 17th minute of play forced Alva FC's goalkeeper Cristóvão Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Daniel Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Alva FC's Daniel Campos in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oleiros FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, António Mota ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristóvão Paredes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 27th minute Daniel Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Campos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. David Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Alva FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Pedro Pires hit a great ball. Pedro Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes Alva FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Pires. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Nuno Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alva FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Mendes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuno Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 58th minute Nuno Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Mendes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Mendes made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Daniel Campos sent off a good shot on target. David Mendes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Daniel Campos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but David Mendes made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, Oleiros FC's António Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristóvão Paredes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd minute António Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristóvão Paredes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Oleiros FC's David Mendes got control of the ball when Daniel Campos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Oleiros FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Alva FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.