League Play-Off

Estadio Lage
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Brito in the 4th minute of play forced Lage's goalkeeper Heitor Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Morais hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Miguel Miranda struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Heitor Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carreiros. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Brito in the 11th minute of play forced Lage's goalkeeper Heitor Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lage's Manuel Amaro got a free kick in the 11th minute. Emílio Costa might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afonso Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emílio Costa ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Lage booed when Carreiros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Ferro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lage's José Borges shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 24th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Afonso Santos but with some difficulty. Miguel Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Heitor Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Miguel Miranda 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. The audience was convinced that Paulo Brito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heitor Castro was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Paulo Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Borges during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lage's José Borges got a free kick in the 37th minute. Heitor Castro came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Carreiros's Paulo Brito. But to his dismay, Paulo Brito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Brito to make the kick off. The supporters of Carreiros booed when Lage was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Valente didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Moura took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonso Santos. Afonso Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Emílio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Carreiros booed when Lage was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Emílio Costa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carreiros's Afonso Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes into the game, António Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carreiros's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lage the free kick. In the 87th match minute, Carreiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd match minute, Lage was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Morais to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emílio Costa in the 95th minute of play forced Carreiros's goalkeeper Afonso Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.