League Play-Off

Casainho
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rdth minute of the game Viriato Assunção who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Casainho FC's Miguel Macedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Carlos Azevedo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 8th minute Cândido Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Porto in the 16th minute of the match. When Jorge Porto came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Beloi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jorge Porto couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lourenço Andrade during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Beloi booed when Casainho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lourenço Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cândido Teixeira sped through Casainho FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Miguel Macedo. Carlos Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Antunes in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Correia got free with Carlos Azevedo in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 29 minutes, Tomás Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Casainho FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd minute, Álvaro Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Tomás Correia sent off a good shot on target. If Tomás Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Beloi's zone, Simão Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Azevedo came out of the goal and Simão Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jorge Porto came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Beloi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jorge Porto couldn't finish the play. Carlos Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cândido Teixeira was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Antunes during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Casainho FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Beloi:s goal. The goalkeeper, Miguel Macedo, was totally fooled by Beloi's Tiago Rodrigues, who 57 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 60th minute, Tomás Correia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casainho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 66thth minute of the game Tomás Correia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beloi's Carlos Azevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Beloi's Jorge Gomes got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute Simão Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Azevedo having to interfere. Jorge Gomes hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Cândido Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th match minute, Beloi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Gomes to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute Tomás Correia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Simão Ribeiro made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Azevedo. Beloi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cândido Teixeira's late challenge caught a Casainho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cândido Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. Cândido Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Carlos Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Correia in the 97th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Correia in the 100th minute of play forced Beloi's goalkeeper Carlos Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.