League Play-Off

Celorico
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso Baptista in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Veiga saved SC Celorico from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in SC Celorico's zone, Afonso Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Veiga came out of the goal and Afonso Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Framqueira FC's Fábio Trindade couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SC Celorico. Jorge Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Carlos Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Celorico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Afonso Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Veiga having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Framqueira FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Branco came free, but Hélder Domingues reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Afonso Baptista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Framqueira FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 32 played minutes SC Celorico got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Neves. Afonso Baptista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Veiga having to make a save. Jorge Veiga came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Framqueira FC's Afonso Baptista. But to his dismay, Afonso Baptista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of SC Celorico booed when Framqueira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Pinheiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Catarino Neves hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Hélder Domingues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vítor Branco in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vítor Branco made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, SC Celorico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Lopes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vítor Branco in the 63rd minute of play forced Framqueira FC's goalkeeper Hélder Domingues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Framqueira FC's Gustavo Guarda got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gustavo Guarda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Jorge Veiga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Guarda got free with Jorge Veiga in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Afonso Baptista was extremely unlucky when he, in the 71st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jorge Veiga made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Gustavo Guarda sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Framqueira FC booed when SC Celorico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Afonso Baptista dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jorge Veiga, 0-3. If Carlos Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Carlos Leite 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 unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Gustavo Guarda got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Framqueira FC played a much better game than SC Celorico and deserved their victory. The SC Celorico players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.