League Play-Off

Catraiadas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Gueifão kicked off to start the match. Bento Barbosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Dantas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bento Barbosa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Artur Gueifão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Henriques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Gueifão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. João Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Henriques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Gueifão, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Eduardo Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. João Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bento Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Artur Gueifão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Henriques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Henriques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Gueifão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Gueifão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bento Barbosa in the 49th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bento Barbosa was the one to do the kick off. SC Lever's Bento Barbosa got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Catraiadas FC's José Dantas got control of the ball when Marco Coelho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Catraiadas FC's José Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bento Barbosa in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bento Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Dantas was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Marco Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Dantas having to interfere. Sebastião Soares hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bento Barbosa in the 78th minute of play forced Catraiadas FC's goalkeeper José Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of SC Lever booed when Catraiadas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Coelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. André Matos struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. José Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Lever. If Artur Gueifão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.