League Play-Off

Caroceiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cândido Alves took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, André Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ribafria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Delgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Caroceiras FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Miguel Gomes hit a great ball. After having played for 9 minutes, André Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ribafria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Delgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cândido Alves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alexandre Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute André Delgado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Vieira in the 18th minute of play forced Caroceiras FC's goalkeeper Alexandre Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ribafria FC's André Delgado in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caroceiras FC's goalie prevented a goal. 1-0 became the score in the 24th minute when Ricardo Ferreira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Miguel Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Fernando Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Ferreira in the 33rd minute of the match. Luís Lopes hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vítor Trindade got free with Fernando Correia in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ribafria FC's Nuno Vieira got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Rui Gaspar sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ribafria FC's Fernando Correia didn't even have to move. André Delgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Neves having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ricardo Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Cândido Alves lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Alexandre Neves. When Artur Coimbra fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caroceiras FC's protests and gave Artur Coimbra a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Ferreira in the 70th minute of play forced Ribafria FC's goalkeeper Fernando Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Ferreira spun around in front of the goal 72 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Ribafria FC's goal. If André Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cândido Alves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexandre Neves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Ricardo Ferreira got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Caroceiras FC's zone, André Delgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Neves came out of the goal and André Delgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Caroceiras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cândido Alves came free, but Alexandre Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes Caroceiras FC got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Gomes. Caroceiras FC's Alexandre Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cândido Alves in the 96th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.