League Play-Off

Estadio Alvares
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Alfredo Abreu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alvares FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boscras the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Alvares FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Costa made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Alfredo Abreu sent off a good shot on target. After 17 played minutes Alvares FC got a freekick which was hit by Armindo Assis. If Manuel Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Gustavo Assunção dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Costa, 2-0. Ricardo Costa was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Gustavo Assunção capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustavo Assunção really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. A collision led to Boscras getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Manuel Pires hit a great ball. Alfredo Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Manuel Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Boscras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Gustavo Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd 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 Paulo Costa during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Pires to make the kick off. Miguel Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bento Ferreira in the 52nd minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Manuel Pires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alvares FC's Miguel Cunha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bento Ferreira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Miguel Cunha skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ricardo Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Abreu in the 68th minute of the match. After 69 minutes of play, Alvares FC's Alfredo Abreu made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Boscras defense, Gustavo Assunção kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Costa. The Boscras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Costa should have stopped the shot. Boscras's Manuel Pires was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 80th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. If Manuel Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Bento Ferreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boscras's supporters rose to their feet, but Bento Ferreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Alvares FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.