League Play-Off

Cadouco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Cunha kicked off to start the match. João Borba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Cunha in the 3rd minute of the match. When David Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Cadouco FC 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 David Domingues couldn't finish the play. David Domingues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. João Borba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Viegas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albertino Henriques having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Fontes in the 12th minute of play forced Cadouco FC's goalkeeper Albertino Henriques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertino Henriques didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Silva FC's Afonso Fontes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 18 minutes, Carlos Matos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cadouco FC and the Silva FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlos Matos hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Cadouco FC's Albertino Henriques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Fontes in the 19th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cadouco FC's zone, Afonso Fontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albertino Henriques came out of the goal and Afonso Fontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eusébio Ferro struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. João Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cadouco FC. Paulo Cunha struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. João Borba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cadouco FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Fontes in the 34th minute of play forced Cadouco FC's goalkeeper Albertino Henriques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Paulo Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cadouco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Borba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Borba made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when David Domingues sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Paulo Cunha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Borba was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

53 minutes into the match, Silva FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Brás came free, but João Borba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Viegas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Albertino Henriques skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Afonso Fontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afonso Fontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertino Henriques read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. André Viegas's late challenge caught a Silva FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Viegas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th match minute, Cadouco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Viegas to maneuver through the defense. After 86 minutes, Paulo Cunha made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Silva FC's João Borba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 90th minute, David Domingues 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Cunha in the 92nd minute of play forced Silva FC's goalkeeper João Borba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Silva FC's zone, David Domingues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Borba came out of the goal and David Domingues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.