League Play-Off

Estadio Corticinha
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Abreu kicked off to start the match. Heitor Valente hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Pedro Martins struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Catarino Abreu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Corticinha. In the 9thth minute of the game João Ribeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Corticinha's Rui Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Martins in the 12th minute of play forced Campanho's goalkeeper Catarino Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catarino Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Martins in the 18th minute of play forced Campanho's goalkeeper Catarino Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Veiga kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. João Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, António Ferro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lucas Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 played minutes, Campanho's Catarino Pacheco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rui Silva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Campanho reached it. After 32 played minutes SC Corticinha got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Guarda. After 36 minutes, Jaime Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SC Corticinha and the Campanho players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, one of SC Corticinha:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SC Corticinha. The referee gave Campanho a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sandro Neves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Corticinha's Rui Silva. 0-1. Campanho's João Ribeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, SC Corticinha's goal looked a bit too open when João Ribeiro came free, but Rui Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Pedro Martins made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Ribeiro got free with Rui Silva in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Campanho's Fernando Neves got a free kick in the 59th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Campanho's zone, Lucas Fernandes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Catarino Abreu came out of the goal and Lucas Fernandes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Catarino Abreu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Martins struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Catarino Abreu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Corticinha. In the 73rd minute, Lucas Fernandes 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. Lucas Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Pedro Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Pedro Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Catarino Abreu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Pedro Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Catarino Abreu was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After 92 minutes of play, SC Corticinha's Lucas Fernandes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Catarino Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 95 played minutes SC Corticinha got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Veiga. 96 minutes into the game, João Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rui Silva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Campanho had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.