League Play-Off

Castanheira
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adelino Cruz got the match started through his kick off. Amadeu Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, André Trindade successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 10th minute, Amadeu Dantas 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. In the 17thth minute of the game Emanuel Nascimento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Castanheira's Emílio Guarda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. André Trindade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeu Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Trindade having to interfere. After 30th play minutes Amadeu Dantas shot 1-0, a short shot which went by André Trindade and just under the crossbar into goal. Duarte Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duarte Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Trindade having to interfere. Duarte Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandro Coelho hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Duarte Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Trindade having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Duarte Magalhães was the one to do the kick off. Armando Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. André Trindade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adelino Cruz in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emílio Guarda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lúcio Moutinho charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lúcio Moutinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Agunchos FC's Simão Pereira shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Emílio Guarda but with some difficulty. Emílio Guarda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Adelino Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Guarda having to interfere. Duarte Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Henriques hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. André Trindade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Magalhães in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to SC Castanheira getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. André Carvalho hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in SC Castanheira's zone, Emanuel Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emílio Guarda came out of the goal and Emanuel Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duarte Magalhães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Trindade having to interfere. Emílio Guarda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Agunchos FC's Adelino Cruz in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Castanheira's goalie prevented a goal. André Trindade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Magalhães in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. SC Castanheira fully deserved thier win.