League Play-Off

Dorgelo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alberto Coelho got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Dorgelo FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tomás Valladares hit a great ball. Alberto Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diogo Hermes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Mattos in the 6th minute of play forced Dorgelo FC's goalkeeper Diogo Hermes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vicente Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilian Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nelson Furtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Wilian Ortiz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nelson Furtado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Albino's zone, Armando Meira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson Furtado came out of the goal and Armando Meira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 played minutes Albino got a freekick which was hit by Giovani de Andrade. Nelson Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Meira in the 22nd minute of the match. Diogo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Albino's Nelson Furtado got control of the ball when Wilian Ortiz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Armando Meira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Nelson Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute Vicente Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diogo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alberto Coelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armando Meira was the one to do the kick off. Vicente Mattos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Diogo Hermes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diogo Hermes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Armando Meira came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Dorgelo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Armando Meira couldn't finish the play. In the 66th match minute, Albino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nildo Soares to maneuver through the defense. Armando Meira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Armando Meira came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Dorgelo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Armando Meira couldn't finish the play. After 86 minutes of play, Dorgelo FC's Armando Meira made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nelson Furtado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Diogo Hermes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Mattos in the 93rd minute. Diogo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dorgelo FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Albino had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.