League Play-Off

Estadio Sardos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cláudio Moura kicked off to start the match. Joaquim Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Cláudio Moura 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. Bento Monteiro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Francisco Esteves firmly grabbed it by the left post. André Moura hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Cláudio Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Francisco Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cláudio Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Bento Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Francisco Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Francisco Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Moura's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisco Esteves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Francisco Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Moura in the 19th minute of play. SC Sardos's Joaquim Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Queirós in the 29th minute of play. Francisco Esteves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bento Monteiro went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 35th minute, Gabriel Pinho made a precise shot to the right of Joaquim Cruz. SC Sardos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Mário Nunes's late challenge caught a SC Caseirinhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mário Nunes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Sardos getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Mário Nunes hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Luís Jesus took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Francisco Esteves. SC Caseirinhos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bento Monteiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Francisco Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, SC Sardos's Cláudio Moura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francisco Esteves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Francisco Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bento Monteiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 69th match minute, SC Caseirinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Moura to maneuver through the defense. If Bento Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes in the game, Gabriel Pinho fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Joaquim Cruz having to interfere. SC Caseirinhos's Francisco Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio Moura in the 87th minute of play. Cláudio Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Adolfo Andrade 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. If Cláudio Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Moura in the 97th minute of play. SC Sardos's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.