League Play-Off

Cerejal
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Borba kicked off to start the match. Jaime Delgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Gabriel Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Igrejas kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes in the game, José Borba fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cândido Laureano having to interfere. Ricardo Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cândido Laureano having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SC Cerejal's zone, Paulo Cordeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ferro came out of the goal and Paulo Cordeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC DIDI's Emanuel Igrejas pulled a muscle in his back after 20 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henrique Faro during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC DIDI's goalkeeper Cândido Laureano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabriel Ferro came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by FC DIDI's Paulo Cordeiro. But to his dismay, Paulo Cordeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 33 minutes into the match, SC Cerejal's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Cordeiro came free, but Gabriel Ferro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Cerejal's goalkeeper Gabriel Ferro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Ricardo Pinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cândido Laureano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Cordeiro to make the kick off. Miguel Camacho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Gabriel Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gabriel Ferro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Camacho in the 55th minute of the match. Paulo Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Delgado during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cândido Laureano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. José Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jaime Delgado came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the FC DIDI fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jaime Delgado couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Jaime Delgado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvano Torcato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gabriel Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Delgado might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ferro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Delgado ran back to his position shaking his head. FC DIDI played a much better game than SC Cerejal and deserved their victory. The SC Cerejal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.