League Play-Off

Estadio Cuvelinhas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tiago Brito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henrique Amaro's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Cuvelinhas FC's Tiago Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Nogueira in the 5th minute of play. Henrique Amaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiago Brito having to interfere. Henrique Amaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 minutes of play, Leitoes's Cristiano Nogueira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiago Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Borges stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gil Monteiro's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. After a rather tough play, Leitoes's Manuel Moreira got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Paulo Borges made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Óscar Pacheco sent off a good shot on target. Tiago Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Gil Monteiro 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Moreira during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 33 played minutes Leitoes got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Moreira. Paulo Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Monteiro in the 36th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Henrique Amaro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiago Brito was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.

Tiago Brito was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Cristiano Nogueira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristiano Nogueira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. If Cristiano Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the game, Henrique Amaro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tiago Brito. Henrique Amaro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Tiago Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Leitoes fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Cuvelinhas FC a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Heitor Assunção, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Leitoes's Paulo Borges. 1-4. Cuvelinhas FC's Tiago Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Amaro in the 87th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Leitoes's goal looked a bit too open when Óscar Pacheco came free, but Paulo Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cuvelinhas FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Adolfo Viegas hit a great ball. The Cuvelinhas FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Leitoes were clearly better and deserved to take the win.