League Play-Off

Cidadelha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gaspar Amaro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Gaspar Amaro 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. Ricardo Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Filipe Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaspar Amaro took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Carvalho. Ricardo Carvalho 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. With a little luck, Prezas FC's Cristiano Esteves got control of the ball when Gabriel Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Heitor Moniz kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when SC Cidadelha's Cândido Setúbal fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After having played for 23 minutes, Gabriel Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Cidadelha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaspar Amaro might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ricardo Carvalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaspar Amaro ran back to his position shaking his head. When Cândido Setúbal came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the SC Cidadelha 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 Cândido Setúbal couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cândido Setúbal's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Ricardo Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Amaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute of the match, Cândido Setúbal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano Esteves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The corner led SC Cidadelha's André Aleixo to fire away a dangerous shot which Cristiano Esteves despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gabriel Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Prezas FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cândido Setúbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Gaspar Amaro took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Ricardo Carvalho to make any attempt to save it. 59 minutes into the game, Cândido Setúbal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Cristiano Esteves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Amaro in the 66th minute of play forced SC Cidadelha's goalkeeper Ricardo Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Prezas FC's João Campos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cândido Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Cristiano Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquim Nunes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cândido Setúbal in the 79th minute of play forced Prezas FC's goalkeeper Cristiano Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cândido Setúbal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Cristiano Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If João Campos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Gaspar Amaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Sousa in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Prezas FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.