League Play-Off

Cendufe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bento Teixeira started the match with the kick off. Amado Setúbal might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Viriato Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amado Setúbal ran back to his position shaking his head. Hugo Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Caetano Palha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bento Teixeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano Palha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bento Teixeira in the 14th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Cendufe got a freekick which was hit by Gregório Lisboa. 19 minutes into the match, Cendufe's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Teixeira came free, but Caetano Palha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amareleja FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Amado Setúbal 21 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After 24 minutes, Manuel Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amareleja FC and the Cendufe players grew even worse after the yellow card. 24 minutes into the game, one of Amareleja FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cendufe's Caetano Palha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bento Teixeira in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Cendufe getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Alexandre Semedo hit a great ball. Bento Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Palha having to interfere. After having played for 36 minutes, Hugo Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amareleja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cendufe's goalkeeper Caetano Palha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bento Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano Palha having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cendufe's zone, Hugo Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caetano Palha came out of the goal and Hugo Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amado Setúbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Amado Setúbal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cendufe's supporters rose to their feet, but Amado Setúbal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Viriato Santos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Setúbal in the 53rd minute of play forced Amareleja FC's goalkeeper Viriato Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Cendufe's goalkeeper Caetano Palha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Melo. Vicente Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amado Setúbal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viriato Santos having to interfere. Hugo Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandre Torres took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Viriato Santos. Amareleja FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vicente Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Setúbal in the 85th minute of play forced Amareleja FC's goalkeeper Viriato Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Cendufe were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Amareleja FC for a fine match.