League Play-Off

Estadio Casteloes
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Alexandre Correia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 2 played minutes Landeira got a freekick which was hit by Domingos Dias. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Adelino Gomes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Landeira's goalkeeper Francisco Faro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Adelino Gomes fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Casteloes FC's protests and gave Adelino Gomes a yellow card for diving instead. Adelino Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When Miguel Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Casteloes FC's protests and gave Miguel Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Landeira's zone, Luís Abreu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco Faro came out of the goal and Luís Abreu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Casteloes FC's Luís Abreu in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Landeira's goalie prevented a goal. Casteloes FC's André Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Correia in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Nuno Lisboa made a precise shot to the right of André Marques. Casteloes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Landeira's Francisco Faro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Landeira from getting a goal against them. Adelino Gomes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Francisco Faro made a huge save. Alexandre Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. André Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Francisco Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Casteloes FC's Luís Abreu in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Landeira's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Luís Abreu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Francisco Faro. That made the score 1-1 in the 40 minute of play. In the 48th match minute, Landeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Correia to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Abreu was the one to do the kick off. Nuno Lisboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. André Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Luís Abreu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Faro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Casteloes FC fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Casteloes FC's Luís Abreu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 60th match minute, Casteloes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Aleixo to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Casteloes FC defense, Nuno Lisboa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Marques. The Casteloes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Marques should have stopped the shot. If Luís Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Gomes in the 76th minute of play forced Landeira's goalkeeper Francisco Faro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Faro having to interfere. Domingos Dias's late challenge caught a Casteloes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domingos Dias helped the player get up and apologised. Domingos Dias hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Francisco Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adelino Gomes in the 83rd minute of play. When Landeira's Alexandre Correia in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casteloes FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 86th minute, Luís Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francisco Faro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Alexandre Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. André Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuno Lisboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. André Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Landeira's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.