League Play-Off

Estadio Curvite
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Caneiros FC's Paulo Moniz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jacinto Fernandes who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Afonso Cardoso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Afonso Cardoso was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jacinto Matos. Viriato Lisboa kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Jacinto Matos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afonso Cardoso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Viriato Lisboa hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Jacinto Fernandes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Cardoso having to make a save. Paulo Moniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Amorim having to interfere. Afonso Cardoso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC Curvite's Américo Pereira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Afonso Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Américo Pereira in the 32nd minute of play. Viriato Lisboa was shown his second yellow card after 32 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Caneiros FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Viriato Lisboa hit a great ball. In the 39th minute Américo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Caneiros FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Pedro Ferreira hit a great ball. Jacinto Fernandes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Afonso Cardoso made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

A collision led to Caneiros FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Catarino Teixeira hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute of the match Jacinto Matos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afonso Cardoso skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to SC Curvite getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rodrigo Lopes hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, SC Curvite's goalkeeper Eusébio Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rui Freitas. The audience was convinced that Américo Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afonso Cardoso was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Rui Freitas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caneiros FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Freitas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Eusébio Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, SC Curvite's Eusébio Amorim got control of the ball when Rui Freitas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 83 minutes, Jacinto Fernandes made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Caneiros FC's Afonso Cardoso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Pedro Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caneiros FC's protests and gave Pedro Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Caneiros FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Pedro Ferreira hit a great ball. Jacinto Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Afonso Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Curvite's goalkeeper Eusébio Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th play minute Rui Freitas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eusébio Amorim. 2-2. Caneiros FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.