League Play-Off

Redonda
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Vale made the kick off which started today's match. SC Cartaxa's Hélder Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save SC Cartaxa from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute Wofgang Boxberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélder Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wofgang Boxberger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Hélder Cruz made a huge save. In the 12th match minute, SC Cartaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Baptista to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, SC Cartaxa's goalkeeper Hélder Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wofgang Boxberger. Delfim Mendes charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delfim Mendes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. SC Cartaxa's Alexandre Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vicente Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Cunha in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, SC Cartaxa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sérgio Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The supporters of SC Cartaxa booed when Luso FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diamantino Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wofgang Boxberger did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Hélder Cruz 42 minutes into the match. If Humberto Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wofgang Boxberger made a kick off. Vicente Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Vale in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Wofgang Boxberger notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of SC Cartaxa's Hélder Cruz. Hélder Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hélder Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Vieira in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Luso FC's goalkeeper Vicente Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Cunha. Luso FC's Vicente Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Vale in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute Alexandre Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. From a short distance, SC Cartaxa's Alexandre Vale, in the 69th minute, tried to place the ball behind Vicente Amorim, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Humberto Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 73rd of the match, Alexandre Vale tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Vicente Amorim got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 75th minute, Alexandre Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Cruz came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Luso FC's Wofgang Boxberger. But to his dismay, Wofgang Boxberger quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Luso FC's zone, Alexandre Vale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vicente Amorim came out of the goal and Alexandre Vale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Wofgang Boxberger sped through SC Cartaxa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hélder Cruz. In the 90th minute of the match, Amadeu Viegas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vicente Amorim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. SC Cartaxa's Hélder Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wofgang Boxberger in the 91st minute of play. Vicente Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Vale in the 94th minute of play. Luso FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SC Cartaxa for a fine match.