League Play-Off

Lisbon
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, SC Lisbon's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Morais came free, but Armindo Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Casal's Afonso Barros fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. António Viegas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amadeu Alves went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When David Machado fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SC Lisbon's protests and gave David Machado a yellow card for diving instead. David Machado hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Afonso Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Martins having to interfere. Afonso Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Martins having to interfere. Armindo Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Barros in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Morais in the 27th minute of play forced SC Lisbon's goalkeeper Armindo Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Casal's Álvaro Morais in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Lisbon's goalie prevented a goal. Viriato Alves was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 39 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Casal. David Vaz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Armindo Martins. 1-1. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afonso Barros stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, SC Lisbon's Armindo Martins got control of the ball when Álvaro Morais tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, SC Lisbon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Matos to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Álvaro Morais 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. In the 58th match minute, SC Lisbon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Rocha to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Barros in the 67th minute of play forced SC Lisbon's goalkeeper Armindo Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Afonso Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Casal's David Vaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Martins narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Casal getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. David Vaz hit a great ball. António Viegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casal's Álvaro Morais got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Matos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.