League Play-Off

Leitoes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henrique Amaro kicked off to start the match. After 9 minutes, José Bessa made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Leitoes's Paulo Borges tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14thth minute of the game José Bessa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leitoes's Paulo Borges was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th play minute Cristiano Nogueira came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Joaquim Azevedo. 1-1. If Catarino Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Diamantino Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Henrique Amaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th match minute, Leitoes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Catarino Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. José Bessa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If David Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Valente's late challenge caught a Leitoes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sandro Valente helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Caselas getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Sandro Valente hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, João Machado sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Joaquim Azevedo threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for João Machado this time. In the 45thth minute of the game Henrique Amaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caselas's Joaquim Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 53rd minute, Carlos Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Vaz in the 57th minute of the match. Manuel Moreira hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Joaquim Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Leitoes's goal looked a bit too open when David Vaz came free, but Paulo Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cristiano Nogueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Caselas's José Bessa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paulo Borges. Paulo Borges yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. When Cristiano Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Leitoes 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 Cristiano Nogueira couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Caselas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.