League Play-Off

Estadio Castelaos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Castelaos defense, Vasco Lisboa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Borges. The Castelaos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Borges should have stopped the shot. Delfim Mendes didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Castelaos's José Melo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. António Dantas charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Dantas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 19th match minute, Ceiroquinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Dantas to maneuver through the defense. José Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Delfim Mendes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Ceiroquinho's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Gaspar came free, but Delfim Mendes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Mendes having to interfere. Afonso Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Bento Leiria sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ricardo Borges skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Melo got free with Delfim Mendes in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rogério Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ceiroquinho's Delfim Mendes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Ceiroquinho from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Ceiroquinho's Delfim Mendes got control of the ball when José Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Ceiroquinho's Delfim Mendes got control of the ball when José Melo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Castelaos booed when Ceiroquinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariano Moniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vasco Lisboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Rogério Gaspar made the kick off in the second half. José Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rogério Gaspar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Delfim Mendes having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Melo in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delfim Mendes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Hugo Matias came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Ceiroquinho 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 Hugo Matias couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Rogério Gaspar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castelaos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Cristiano Esteves hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Melo in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Delfim Mendes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Ceiroquinho's António Dantas got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Castelaos's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Matias came free, but Ricardo Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Melo in the 78th minute of play forced Ceiroquinho's goalkeeper Delfim Mendes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Castelaos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Catarino Pinho to maneuver through the defense. If José Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasco Lisboa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ricardo Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Matias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ricardo Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Matias in the 92nd minute of play. Ricardo Borges was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hugo Matias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 93 minute of play. Ceiroquinho's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.