League Play-Off

Pousadouros
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in SC Caixaria's zone, Vicente Delgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xavier Neves came out of the goal and Vicente Delgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to SC Pousadouros getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fábio Brás hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see SC Caixaria's Tiago Torres in action when he in the 15th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 24th match minute, SC Caixaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SC Pousadouros's Jorge Coelho got a free kick in the 28th minute. If Vicente Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Aleixo charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Aleixo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Aleixo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Amadeu Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Santos in the 41st minute of play. SC Pousadouros's Amadeu Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Moniz in the 43rd minute of play. During the 44th minute of the match João Aleixo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave João Aleixo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of SC Caixaria booed when SC Pousadouros was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Aleixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Pousadouros's Amadeu Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Santos in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Rui Moniz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amadeu Pinheiro. SC Pousadouros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rui Moniz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Cardoso to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, SC Caixaria's Rui Resende dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. After some careless play in the SC Pousadouros defense, Ricardo Santos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amadeu Pinheiro. The SC Pousadouros fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amadeu Pinheiro should have stopped the shot. Amadeu Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Moniz in the 61st minute of play. Xavier Neves came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by SC Pousadouros's Carlos Cardoso. But to his dismay, Carlos Cardoso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Xavier Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Vicente Delgado struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Xavier Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Pousadouros. Xavier Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. If Ricardo Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, SC Pousadouros's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Santos came free, but Amadeu Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Carlos Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of Xavier Neves. SC Caixaria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Vicente Delgado charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Delgado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vicente Delgado kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, SC Caixaria's Tiago Torres tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SC Pousadouros's Xavier Paiva got a free kick in the 91st minute. When Rui Resende fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Caixaria's protests and gave Rui Resende a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th match minute, SC Caixaria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Resende to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th match minute, SC Pousadouros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Macedo to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SC Caixaria had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.