League Play-Off

CD Sanjoanense
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dennis Mårtensson kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Américo Mendes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Carlo Sauca. Américo Mendes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Gregório Pires took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carlo Sauca. Carlo Sauca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Mårtensson in the 23rd minute of play forced CD Sanjoanense's goalkeeper Cássio Patrício to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Patrício came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Odelouca's Rafael Assunção. But to his dismay, Rafael Assunção quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Carlo Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregório Pires in the 31st minute of the match. After 34 played minutes, Odelouca's Bruno Brito shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cássio Patrício came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Odelouca reached it. In the 36th minute, Gregório Pires ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlo Sauca was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Odelouca's Carlo Sauca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Odelouca from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute, Gregório Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlo Sauca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Figueiras in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Carlo Sauca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Mendes in the 52nd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, CD Sanjoanense's goal looked a bit too open when Maksymilian Czysta came free, but Cássio Patrício reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gil Figueiras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlo Sauca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Veríssimo Dias went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Rafael Assunção could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Cássio Patrício made a huge save. After 65 minutes, Cristóvão Assis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CD Sanjoanense and the Odelouca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Cristóvão Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, CD Sanjoanense's goalkeeper Cássio Patrício had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Assunção. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Avelino Peralta during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to CD Sanjoanense getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Avelino Peralta hit a great ball. Cássio Patrício didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maksymilian Czysta went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Dennis Mårtensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Patrício having to interfere. Carlo Sauca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ademar Espírito Santo in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CD Sanjoanense's Américo Mendes got a free kick in the 90th minute. Ademar Espírito Santo scored 5-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlo Sauca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. CD Sanjoanense's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.