League Play-Off

Cadouco
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Diogo Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Bento Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Ribeiro was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, SC Espadaneira's Diogo Monteiro got a free kick in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Bento Amaral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Ribeiro. SC Cadouco's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bento Amaral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Filipe Lisboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Américo Vale's late challenge caught a SC Cadouco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Américo Vale helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Espadaneira getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Américo Vale hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SC Espadaneira's Tomás Lopes got a free kick in the 29th minute. José Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Monteiro in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, SC Cadouco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Sá to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Diogo Monteiro sped through SC Cadouco's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of José Ribeiro. In the 40th minute, SC Espadaneira's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nuno Sousa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Lisboa got free with Basílio Carneiro in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The SC Cadouco players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SC Espadaneira were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nuno Sousa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, SC Espadaneira's Bento Amaral dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. José Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Amaral in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match, Tomás Lopes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but José Ribeiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Diogo Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bento Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuno Sousa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Basílio Carneiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Nuno Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diogo Monteiro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Ribeiro having to make a save. Filipe Lisboa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basílio Carneiro having to interfere. José Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bento Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Diogo Monteiro made a precise shot to the right of José Ribeiro. SC Cadouco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Jaime Esteves charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Esteves the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, SC Espadaneira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Esteves to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SC Espadaneira walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.