League Play-Off

Estadio Adrao
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristiano Ferro started the match with the kick off. Mário Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mário Ramos in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Afonso Lopes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Carlos Monteiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canical FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Monteiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Monteiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Tavares having to interfere. Joaquim Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Tavares having to interfere. Joaquim Pinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over António Tavares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joaquim Pinto ran back to his position shaking his head. Joaquim Pinto 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. In the 40th minute, Carlos Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. António Tavares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Monteiro's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. If Joaquim Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Monteiro to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Adrao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rui Faro to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute of the match, Carlos Monteiro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but António Tavares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pedro Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th match minute, Adrao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Marques to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Adrao's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Monteiro came free, but António Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Pinto in the 74th minute. Afonso Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Ferro, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Joaquim Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Canical FC's Bruno Trindade couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Adrao. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, António Tavares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Canical FC were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Adrao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bruno Trindade took the corner. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.