League Play-Off

Estadio Assobreiras
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Vaz started the match with the kick off. Amílcar Assunção sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Brito struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Fábio Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carril FC. 17 minutes into the match, Carril FC's Rui Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fábio Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. António Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If João Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 played minutes Carril FC got a freekick which was hit by Mário Mendes. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Assobreiras FC's goalkeeper Fábio Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Francisco Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Gonçalves having to interfere. When Francisco Vaz came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Assobreiras FC 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 Francisco Vaz couldn't finish the play. António Gonçalves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Vaz's shot from short distance in the 49th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Brito made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, João Brito notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Assobreiras FC's Fábio Amaral. Fábio Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Costa in the 62nd minute of play forced Carril FC's goalkeeper António Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, João Costa 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. António Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Costa in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Amílcar Assunção was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Assobreiras FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carril FC the free kick. Amílcar Assunção hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Assobreiras FC's Fábio Amaral got control of the ball when Rui Fonseca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fábio Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Brito in the 80th minute of play. Fábio Amaral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Brito went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. António Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Vaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Abel Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes Carril FC's Rui Fonseca stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Fábio Amaral stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Assobreiras FC of the goal. Francisco Vaz took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised António Gonçalves. António Gonçalves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The Carril FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Carril FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.