League Play-Off

Estadio Manhenha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Veiga kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Cadafaz got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Pinho. André Rocha took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Assis. David Assis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 9th minute Gabriel Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Cadafaz's David Assis got control of the ball when André Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Américo Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Assis having to interfere. A collision led to Cadafaz getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. João Morais hit a great ball. When Américo Correia came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the SC Manhenha 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 Américo Correia couldn't finish the play. Carlos Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Pedro Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Veiga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Neto having to make a save. If Carlos Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Cadafaz getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Jorge Pacheco hit a great ball. David Assis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Américo Correia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. After 36 minutes, Jorge Pacheco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cadafaz and the SC Manhenha players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jorge Pacheco kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After 42 minutes of play, Cadafaz's Nuno Moutinho made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Neto was left in no man's land by his defense there! If André Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Américo Correia was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Cadafaz's Nuno Moutinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Neto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 54 played minutes Carlos Veiga rounded SC Manhenha's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Cadafaz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Manhenha:s goal. André Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Américo Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Assis having to interfere. The supporters of Cadafaz booed when SC Manhenha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Américo Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cadafaz's David Assis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Rocha in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Rodrigo Guarda 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. After some careless play in the Cadafaz defense, André Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Assis. The Cadafaz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Assis should have stopped the shot. In the 99th minute Américo Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Assis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.