League Play-Off

Estadio Inviando
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Júlio Freitas got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Humberto Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delfim Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Heitor Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Freitas in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, SC Inviando's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Teixeira came free, but Bruno Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delfim Teixeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Fernandes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Delfim Teixeira ran back to his position shaking his head. Bruno Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Júlio Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusébio Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cláudio Valente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Eusébio Cabral 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. Heitor Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Freitas in the 31st minute of the match. Heitor Machado made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Eusébio Cabral sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to SC Inviando getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. José Marques hit a great ball. When Delfim Teixeira came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Carcao FC 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 Delfim Teixeira couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Cláudio Valente made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Fernandes. SC Inviando's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 48th minute, João Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

55 minutes into the game, Júlio Freitas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Heitor Machado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Delfim Teixeira's late challenge caught a SC Inviando's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delfim Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. Delfim Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Cláudio Valente fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bruno Fernandes, passed just outside the right post. Cláudio Valente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Bruno Fernandes made a huge save. Júlio Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júlio Freitas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Heitor Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heitor Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Cabral in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, SC Inviando's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Teixeira came free, but Bruno Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Inviando's Bruno Fernandes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save SC Inviando from getting a goal against them. Bruno Fernandes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cláudio Valente in the 95th minute. When Júlio Freitas fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Inviando's protests and gave Júlio Freitas a yellow card for diving instead. Júlio Freitas kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Heitor Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Júlio Freitas in the 99th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.