League Play-Off

Estadio Bentos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Joel Vaz made the kick off and thus started the match. Bentos FC's Paulo Nogueira got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If António Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Paulo Nogueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bentos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Canastres FC the free kick. Paulo Nogueira hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Canastres FC's Alexandre Assis got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. António Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Raul Coimbra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Canastres FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. André Esteves hit a great ball. Joel Vaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Alberto Vieira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cândido Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alberto Vieira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cândido Neto in the 34th minute. If Cândido Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manuel Branco during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cândido Neto struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Alberto Vieira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bentos FC. Joel Vaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Paulo Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bentos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Vieira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Reis's late challenge caught a Bentos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Reis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bentos FC booed when Canastres FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cândido Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Vieira was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. With 63 minutes on the clock, Joaquim Cardoso commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Bentos FC a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Álvaro Tavares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canastres FC's Alberto Vieira. 1-0. In the 68th minute, Gabriel Reis 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 69 minutes of play Bentos FC's Paulo Nogueira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Canastres FC booed when Bentos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandre Assis scored 1-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raul Coimbra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by André Esteves during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Canastres FC's André Esteves got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Cândido Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Coimbra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandre Assis in the 94th minute. In the 97th match minute, Canastres FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Américo Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Tavares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alberto Vieira. Canastres FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.