League Play-Off

Gatao
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Dantas having to interfere. Joaquim Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Dantas having to interfere. Jaime Anjos's late challenge caught a Sagolga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Anjos helped the player get up and apologised. If Cristiano Leiria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armindo Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Sérgio Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Ramos having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Leiria's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Ramos was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When SC Gatao's Joaquim Dantas in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sagolga FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Sagolga FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jorge Branco hit a great ball. Cristiano Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim Dantas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hélder Dantas. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. SC Gatao's Paulo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Maia in the 31st minute of play. If Joaquim Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th play minute Duarte Carneiro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hélder Dantas. 2-0. Cristiano Leiria scored 2-1 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Ramos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrique Bessa charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrique Bessa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim Dantas to make the kick off. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Gatao's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Carneiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Sagolga FC's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Sagolga FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alexandre Faro hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Joaquim Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Ramos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Leiria showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 65 minute of play. With his leg Paulo Ramos managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Sagolga FC's Cristiano Leiria fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the Sagolga FC defense, Duarte Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélder Dantas. The Sagolga FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélder Dantas should have stopped the shot. Joaquim Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder Dantas having to interfere. If Sérgio Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Cristiano Leiria 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. Cristiano Leiria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.