League Play-Off

Estadio Castelo
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. João Silva started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Rafael Esteves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Alves 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. Basílio Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to SC Castelo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Amadeu Leal hit a great ball. Rafael Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Basílio Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute Afonso Alves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basílio Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, SC Castelo's Paulo Brás sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duarte Freitas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ajuda's Duarte Freitas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Ajuda from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute João Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Castelo's goalkeeper Basílio Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Silva in the 34th minute of play forced Ajuda's goalkeeper Duarte Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Silva in the 36th minute of play forced Ajuda's goalkeeper Duarte Freitas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basílio Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafael Esteves made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Esteves in the 56th minute of play forced SC Castelo's goalkeeper Basílio Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Paulo Brás 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. 65 minutes into the match, Ajuda's goal looked a bit too open when João Silva came free, but Duarte Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafael Moreira during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rafael Moreira got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of SC Castelo booed when Ajuda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Duarte Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Alves might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Basílio Baptista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Afonso Alves ran back to his position shaking his head. Afonso Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Basílio Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basílio Baptista made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Afonso Alves sent off a good shot on target. Afonso Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Castelo's goalkeeper Basílio Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Afonso Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SC Castelo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.