League Play-Off

Bicesse
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Ribeiro started the match with the kick off. In the 12th minute, Afonso Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Fontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Santarém in the 17th minute. Carlos Porto hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Estremadouro's Joaquim Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Borges in the 19th minute of play. Gil Setúbal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Júlio Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Lucas Ribeiro 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. Gil Setúbal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Veiga went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Joaquim Fontes made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Jorge Santarém sent off a good shot on target. Gil Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Ribeiro in the 41st minute of the match. Lucas Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Gil Setúbal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Afonso Borges was the one to do the kick off. Lucas Ribeiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gil Setúbal having to make a save. In the 59th minute, Carlos Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Veiga got free with Gil Setúbal in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Santarém in the 73rd minute of play forced Estremadouro's goalkeeper Joaquim Fontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Veiga got free with Gil Setúbal in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Bicesse's Júlio Mota got a free kick in the 77th minute. Estremadouro's Joaquim Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Borges in the 80th minute of play. A collision led to Estremadouro getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alexandre Nascimento hit a great ball. When Cristiano Lima fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bicesse's protests and gave Cristiano Lima a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Bicesse getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Cristiano Lima hit a great ball. Lucas Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Setúbal having to interfere. Bicesse's Jorge Santarém got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristiano Lima hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Pedro Ribeiro, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Estremadouro's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.