League Play-Off

Casteleiro
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alfredo Andrade started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. João Guerreiro came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Bajouco's Alfredo Andrade. But to his dismay, Alfredo Andrade quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. When Rui Domingues fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Casteleiro's protests and gave Rui Domingues a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Casteleiro getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Rui Domingues hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Casteleiro's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Lima came free, but João Guerreiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Casteleiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Guerreiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Hugo Ferro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Casteleiro's João Guerreiro didn't even have to move. After a defensive mix-up in Casteleiro's zone, Alfredo Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Guerreiro came out of the goal and Alfredo Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot 28 in the game by Abel Valente from a close distance when the talented Gabriel Bessa managed to make a qualified save. Bajouco's players were relieved. The supporters of Casteleiro booed when Bajouco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Luz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustavo Pinho struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Gabriel Bessa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Casteleiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Andrade in the 38th minute of play forced Casteleiro's goalkeeper João Guerreiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Guerreiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Andrade in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Alfredo 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. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Pinho to make the kick off. When Alfredo Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Bajouco fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfredo Andrade couldn't finish the play. Cristiano Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Fontes took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Guerreiro. João Guerreiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Cristiano Lima scored 1-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Guerreiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Bessa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rui Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Alfredo Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Guerreiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Valente in the 85th minute of play forced Bajouco's goalkeeper Gabriel Bessa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alfredo Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Gustavo Pinho 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. After 93 played minutes Bajouco got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Andrade. Bajouco's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.