League Play-Off

Estadio Coxerro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filipe Valente got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Reveladas's Carlos Torres made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Catarino Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Carlos Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Catarino Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee gave Reveladas a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sérgio Pereira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Coxerro's Catarino Torres. 0-2. If Filipe Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the game, Albertino Alves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reveladas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coxerro the free kick. After a rather tough play, Reveladas's Albertino Alves got a free kick in the 25th minute. Filipe Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Coxerro's Cláudio Faro suffered a concussion after 32 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Mota during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes Reveladas got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Mota. Eusébio Fonseca in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joaquim Matias, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Carlos Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eusébio Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Mariano Ferreira 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. A collision led to Reveladas getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Albertino Alves hit a great ball. If Eusébio Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vicente Barbosa to make the kick off. Filipe Valente kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Carlos Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Catarino Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Catarino Torres having to interfere. Daniel Mota was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Reveladas getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Daniel Mota hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Filipe Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 minutes of play, Reveladas's Carlos Torres made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Catarino Torres was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eusébio Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Eusébio Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sérgio Pereira was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 80 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, one of Reveladas: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 Reveladas. Joaquim Matias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Fonseca in the 86th minute of the match. Eusébio Fonseca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vicente Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Reveladas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.