League Play-Off

Estadio Serreleis
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélder Cardoso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hélder Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Hugo Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 6 minutes, Carlos Henriques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Cartaxaria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Henriques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hélder Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hugo Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute Hélder Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Serreleis's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Cardoso came free, but Hugo Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Serreleis's Domingos Barros got a free kick in the 19th minute. Hélder Cardoso struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Hugo Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Cartaxaria. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by António Bessa during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SC Cartaxaria getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. António Bessa hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, Delfim Ferreira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Cartaxaria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Serreleis the free kick. A collision led to SC Cartaxaria getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Delfim Ferreira hit a great ball. Gaspar Guerreiro came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Serreleis's Albertino Melo. But to his dismay, Albertino Melo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Serreleis's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Cardoso came free, but Hugo Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34thth minute of the game Hélder Cardoso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Serreleis's Hugo Paredes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Hélder Cardoso, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 36 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Hugo Paredes was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 39th match minute, SC Cartaxaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélder Cardoso to maneuver through the defense. If Heitor Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Heitor Teixeira to make the kick off. Manuel Jesus kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Carlos Henriques 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. Gaspar Guerreiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albertino Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Henriques struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Hugo Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Cartaxaria. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Henriques got free with Hugo Paredes in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cartaxaria's goalkeeper Gaspar Guerreiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to SC Cartaxaria getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Manuel Jesus hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Albertino Melo 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. Gaspar Guerreiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heitor Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. If Albertino Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Paredes having to interfere. Hélder Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, SC Cartaxaria's Hélder Cardoso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 94 minutes into the match, SC Cartaxaria's goal looked a bit too open when Albertino Melo came free, but Gaspar Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Cartaxaria were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Serreleis to leave the ground with a draw.