League Play-Off

Estadio Caxieira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Catarino Castro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cândido Henriques's late challenge caught a Requeixo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cândido Henriques helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SC Caxieira's Cândido Henriques got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, SC Caxieira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Emílio Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Catarino Castro's late challenge caught a Requeixo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Catarino Castro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, SC Caxieira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Catarino Castro to maneuver through the defense. Requeixo FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Catarino Castro 19 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Emílio Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, SC Caxieira's José Cunha got a free kick in the 28th minute. Nuno Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when José Mota sent off a good shot on target. Fernando Assunção stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emílio Assunção's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Nuno Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cândido Henriques in the 46th minute of play. Emílio Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emílio Assunção to make the kick off. Emílio Assunção received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fernando Assunção tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Amorim's late challenge caught a SC Caxieira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. André Amorim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SC Caxieira booed when Requeixo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, SC Caxieira's goal looked a bit too open when Emílio Assunção came free, but Fernando Assunção reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Requeixo FC booed when SC Caxieira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Melo's late challenge caught a SC Caxieira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Melo helped the player get up and apologised. SC Caxieira's Artur Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Jorge Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Requeixo FC's Emílio Assunção in the 74th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Fernando Assunção was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for SC Caxieira through an amazing save. Cândido Henriques kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Requeixo FC's Emílio Assunção sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Assunção narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emílio Assunção fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Assunção having to interfere. Requeixo FC's Nuno Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Catarino Castro in the 86th minute of play. André Amorim hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute of the match Artur Melo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nuno Azevedo skillfully saved the ball. Nuno Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Leite who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Fernando Assunção when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fernando Assunção made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emílio Assunção in the 96th minute.