League Play-Off

Estadio Loureiro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Carrecos FC's Cláudio Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Carrecos FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amadeu Ferro during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amadeu Ferro kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 9 played minutes, SC Loureiro's Lourenço Maia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cláudio Brito came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Loureiro reached it. During the 10th minute of the match Amadeu Ferro completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Amadeu Ferro a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Matos got free with Cláudio Brito in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucas Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sérgio Cardoso charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sérgio Cardoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sérgio Cardoso hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. With his leg Cláudio Brito managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when SC Loureiro's Alberto Matos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Joaquim Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Brito having to interfere. With a little luck, Carrecos FC's Cláudio Brito got control of the ball when Alberto Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Luís Moniz fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carrecos FC's protests and gave Luís Moniz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 30th minute, Luís Moniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 minutes Carrecos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lourenço Maia who took care of the corner kick. The corner led SC Loureiro's Lourenço Maia to fire away a dangerous shot which Cláudio Brito despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquim Garcia during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Carrecos FC's Joaquim Garcia got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Ricardo Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Catarino Pinheiro having to interfere. Joaquim Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ricardo Pereira was the one to do the kick off. Cláudio Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Matos in the 55th minute of play. If Alberto Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th match minute, Carrecos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Catarino Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Pereira in the 61st minute. Joaquim Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Dias in the 64th minute of play forced Carrecos FC's goalkeeper Cláudio Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carrecos FC's Joaquim Garcia got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Joaquim Garcia off the ground. Joaquim Garcia hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ricardo Pereira hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SC Loureiro's Daniel Barbosa got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Cláudio Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Matos in the 75th minute of the match. If Alberto Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joaquim Dias came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the SC Loureiro 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 Joaquim Dias couldn't finish the play. Joaquim Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carrecos FC's Cláudio Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Dias in the 87th minute of play. Ricardo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.