League Play-Off

Estadio Olivaes
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. Sandro Antas started the match with the kick off. Daniel Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Delgado having to interfere. Carlos Nunes hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, carmim's Fabiano Soeiro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 17 minutes, Gonçalo Anjos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olivaes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonçalo Anjos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olivaes FC's Daniel Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Olivaes FC booed when carmim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Américo Sequeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Ribeiro, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Gonçalo Anjos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Delgado having to make a save. 27 minutes into the match, carmim's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Martins came free, but Cristiano Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. carmim's Cristiano Delgado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save carmim from getting a goal against them. Américo Sequeira kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Cristiano Delgado made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Gonçalo Anjos sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cristiano Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Alexandre Faro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Olivaes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave carmim the free kick. After 40 played minutes Olivaes FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Faro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Antas in the 42nd minute of play forced Olivaes FC's goalkeeper Manuel Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, carmim's Cristiano Delgado got control of the ball when Gonçalo Anjos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Daniel Martins made the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 57 minutes of play, Olivaes FC's Daniel Martins made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Delgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torcato Henriques kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 60thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Olivaes FC's keeper Manuel Moura was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Sebastião Queirós hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Carlos Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Cristiano Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Laércio Abreu fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored carmim's protests and gave Laércio Abreu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to carmim getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Laércio Abreu hit a great ball. Daniel Martins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gonçalo Anjos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raimundo Benevides charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raimundo Benevides the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Raimundo Benevides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonçalo Anjos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Cristiano Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Delgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Olivaes FC were awarded a corner. Daniel Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. carmim's Cristiano Delgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Anjos in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Américo Sequeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Olivaes FC's zone, Torcato Henriques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Moura came out of the goal and Torcato Henriques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 87 minutes, Sandro Antas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. carmim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sandro Antas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Antas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Olivaes FC had played much better football throughout.