League Play-Off

Formoselos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Cristiano Lima made the kick off and thus started the match. Crastos FC's Lúcio Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Crastos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 9th minute Alberto Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Formoselos FC's Manuel Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Lima in the 19th minute of play. Manuel Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Lima in the 21st minute of play. Lúcio Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Marques in the 23rd minute of the match. Daniel Aleixo's late challenge caught a Formoselos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Aleixo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Crastos FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Daniel Aleixo hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Silva during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Crastos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Silva to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, António Cunha sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Crastos FC's Lúcio Santos didn't even have to move. With a little luck, Crastos FC's Lúcio Santos got control of the ball when Ricardo Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, Formoselos FC's Afonso Neves made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lúcio Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristiano Lima blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Vale having to make a save. Ricardo Andrade's late challenge caught a Crastos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Formoselos FC's Ricardo Andrade got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Manuel Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from António Sá in the 44th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Alberto Marques made the kick off in the second half. During the 55th minute of the match Ricardo Andrade completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ricardo Andrade a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Formoselos FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ricardo Andrade hit a great ball. If Afonso Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Daniel Aleixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Óscar Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Santos having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Crastos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Neves came free, but Lúcio Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. António Sá fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Vale having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, António Sá had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Vale. Formoselos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that António Sá was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 81 minutes into the match, Crastos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Neves came free, but Lúcio Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Crastos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Neves came free, but Lúcio Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Lima hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Alberto Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Marques hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Crastos FC's zone, Afonso Neves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lúcio Santos came out of the goal and Afonso Neves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jaime Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute Afonso Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Afonso Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lúcio Santos. Crastos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonso Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Crastos FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Formoselos FC.