League Play-Off

Lourinha
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gaspar Pinho made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Carlos Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Cantanhede FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Albertino Fontes hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the game, Cantanhede FC's Fábio Santarém nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afonso Mendes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gaspar Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Tiago Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Tavares charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Tavares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lourinha FC's Humberto Tavares got a free kick in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the game, José Martins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lourinha FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cantanhede FC the free kick. A collision led to Lourinha FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. José Martins hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes, Cantanhede FC's Amílcar Pinho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Afonso Mendes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cantanhede FC reached it. Afonso Mendes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Amaro went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Diogo Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 37 minutes, Gaspar Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lourinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Matias charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Matias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Daniel Matias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Mendes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Amaro in the 41st minute of the match. Cantanhede FC's Tiago Nogueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Cantanhede FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Santarém in the 47th minute of play forced Lourinha FC's goalkeeper Afonso Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Amaro in the 51st minute of play forced Lourinha FC's goalkeeper Afonso Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Afonso Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fábio Santarém in the 61stth 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 Mendes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 65 minutes into the match, Diogo Leite notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Cantanhede FC's Tiago Nogueira. Tiago Nogueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 70thth minute of the game Gaspar Pinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cantanhede FC's Tiago Nogueira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st match minute, Cantanhede FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertino Fontes to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Pedro Amaro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lourinha FC's José Martins got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered José Martins off the ground. In the 80th match minute, Lourinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Martins to maneuver through the defense. If Fábio Santarém had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 84 minutes into the match, Lourinha FC's goalkeeper Afonso Mendes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fábio Santarém. 87 minutes into the match, Lourinha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Amaro came free, but Afonso Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diogo Leite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Cantanhede FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.