League Play-Off

Estadio Catarruchos
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. Lúcio Oliveira started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute of the match, Rogério Queirós got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jorge Paiva was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Oliveira in the 9th minute of play forced Casalinho's goalkeeper Jorge Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Catarruchos getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Cláudio Faria hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Henriques in the 15th minute of play forced Catarruchos's goalkeeper Augusto Resende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Casalinho's goalkeeper Jorge Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rogério Queirós. Afonso Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Oliveira Mota left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casalinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 33rd minute Lúcio Oliveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Paiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Catarruchos's Lúcio Oliveira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jorge Paiva. That made the score 1-1 after 35 minutes of play. Lúcio Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Oliveira Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oliveira Mota to strike the kick off in the second half. If Lúcio Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oliveira Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Resende having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Henriques got free with Augusto Resende in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oliveira Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Resende having to interfere. After 69 minutes, Oliveira Mota made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Catarruchos's Augusto Resende tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jorge Paiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 82 played minutes Catarruchos got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Faria. Rogério Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonso Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 played minutes Catarruchos got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Faria. Afonso Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Afonso Henriques came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Casalinho 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 Afonso Henriques couldn't finish the play.