League Play-Off

Cristelo
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Trindade made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9thth minute of the game Bernardo Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bostelo FC's Lúcio Cardoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Bostelo FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. André Rocha hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match André Gonçalves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lúcio Cardoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Joaquim Coimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Cristelo's Adelino Amaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Trindade in the 21st minute of play. Lúcio Cardoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Cunha in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bostelo FC's zone, Fernando Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Cardoso came out of the goal and Fernando Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Bostelo FC's Inácio Soares got a free kick in the 31st minute. Adelino Amaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Óscar Santarém in the 34th minute of play. Paulo Trindade blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adelino Amaro having to make a save. 42 minutes into the match, SC Cristelo's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Trindade came free, but Adelino Amaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adelino Amaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Santarém in the 44th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Santos to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Bernardo Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Cristelo's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernardo Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lúcio Cardoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Cunha went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 2-0 became the score in the 58th minute when Bernardo Santos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Joaquim Coimbra fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Cristelo's protests and gave Joaquim Coimbra a yellow card for diving instead. Joaquim Coimbra kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. SC Cristelo's Adelino Amaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Trindade in the 64th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Rui Gueifão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Paulo Trindade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 played minutes SC Cristelo got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Fontes. After 76 minutes of play, SC Cristelo's Bernardo Santos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lúcio Cardoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Adelino Amaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, SC Cristelo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Coimbra to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Óscar Santarém managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bostelo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Óscar Santarém was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adelino Amaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 89 minutes, Paulo Trindade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bostelo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Trindade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Óscar Santarém sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Cristelo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bostelo FC for a fine match.