League Play-Off

Estadio Caria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Heitor Esteves got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Bento Fonseca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gramas FC and the Caria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gramas FC's Bento Fonseca got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When Caria's Heitor Esteves in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gramas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Óscar Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Francisco Carneiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Joaquim Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14thth minute of the game José Domingues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caria's Carlos Barbosa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute, Catarino Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute José Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes Caria got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Dantas. 25 minutes into the match, Caria's goal looked a bit too open when José Domingues came free, but Carlos Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 28 minutes on the clock, Emílio Leiria commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Gramas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caria:s goal. When the match had been going on for 30 minutes, Caria's Alberto Andrade got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Francisco Carneiro. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Moutinho got free with Francisco Carneiro in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basílio Almeida in the 43rd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Caria's Francisco Carneiro threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Heitor Esteves, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rui Sousa during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rui Sousa hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Basílio Almeida to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basílio Almeida got free with Carlos Barbosa in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute, Basílio Almeida 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. Basílio Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the game, Gramas FC's Basílio Almeida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Barbosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basílio Almeida got free with Carlos Barbosa in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Caria getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Vítor Brás hit a great ball. If Rui Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Gramas FC's Basílio Almeida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Barbosa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Caria's Carlos Barbosa got control of the ball when Basílio Almeida tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Caria's Heitor Esteves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Carneiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.