League Play-Off

Estadio Salgueira
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lúcio Trindade made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 5 minutes, Rui Morais managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cassaca FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rui Morais was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the game, Lúcio Trindade cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Carlos Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Salgueira's Carlos Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Morais in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cassaca FC's Carlos Mota got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 18 played minutes Salgueira's Fernando Veiga stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Rui Teixeira stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Cassaca FC of the goal. Rui Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emílio Maia in the 23rd minute of the match. Fernando Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rui Teixeira having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vítor Figueiredo during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vítor Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Rui Morais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lúcio Trindade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Neves having to interfere. Emílio Maia might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rui Teixeira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emílio Maia ran back to his position shaking his head.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emílio Maia to strike the kick off in the second half. Rui Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Maia in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cassaca FC's goalkeeper Rui Teixeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lúcio Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Carlos Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristóvão Porto charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristóvão Porto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Cristóvão Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Neves was a little too slow when Lúcio Trindade got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-2. When Emílio Maia came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Salgueira 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 Emílio Maia couldn't finish the play. When Fernando Veiga came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Salgueira 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 Fernando Veiga couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cassaca FC's goalkeeper Rui Teixeira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lúcio Trindade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Carlos Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cassaca FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.