League Play-Off

Estadio Cravaz
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Carvalho started the match with the kick off. Oliveira Assis hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 11 minutes, Armando Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Cravaz and the Chousos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SC Cravaz getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Armando Rodrigues hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, SC Cravaz's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Vale came free, but Paulo Trindade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Chousos FC's goalkeeper António Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Coimbra. Afonso Macedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but António Paiva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Pedro Vale took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulo Trindade. Paulo Trindade dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, SC Cravaz's José Neto got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute Pedro Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Trindade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Trindade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Carvalho in the 29th minute of the match. Carlos Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Trindade having to interfere. Carlos Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Paulo Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes of play, Chousos FC's Carlos Carvalho made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Trindade was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Carlos Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Paulo Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Chousos FC's António Paiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Macedo in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54thth minute of the game Afonso Macedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chousos FC's António Paiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Afonso Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Cravaz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afonso Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cristiano Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76thth minute of the game Afonso Macedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chousos FC's António Paiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Carlos Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SC Cravaz getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Joaquim Torres hit a great ball. Chousos FC's Carlos Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Pedro Vale came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Chousos 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 Pedro Vale couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Cristiano Coimbra managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Cravaz's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Coimbra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chousos FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.