League Play-Off

Carritos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) SC Carritos's Sandro Martins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Domingos Figueiredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to SC Trancozelos getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Abel Valente hit a great ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Carritos's goalkeeper António Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Sandro Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, António Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Trancozelos's supporters rose to their feet, but António Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. António Marques breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristiano Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Almeida having to interfere. Paulo Alves hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After 32 minutes, Eusébio Ferreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Trancozelos and the SC Carritos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eusébio Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. With his leg Alberto Almeida managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when SC Carritos's Cristiano Brito fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hugo Viegas in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Marques saved SC Carritos from getting behind. After having played for 43 minutes, Hugo Viegas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Trancozelos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Viegas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Cristiano Brito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when António Torres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes, SC Carritos's Viriato Alves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alberto Almeida came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in SC Carritos reached it. Sandro Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberto Almeida having to interfere. Sandro Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the game, Hugo Viegas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. António Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alberto Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Brito in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Cristiano Brito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Almeida. SC Trancozelos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Brito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Carritos's goalkeeper António Marques, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to SC Trancozelos getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. José Pereira hit a great ball. António Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. António Torres 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.