League Play-Off

Estadio Camachos
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. Cristiano Ribeiro started the match with the kick off. Miguel Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Amaral in the 3rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Miguel Pinho successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Miguel Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Amaral in the 6th minute of the match. Heitor Santarém's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Miguel Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Alexandre Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Miguel Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th match minute, Camachos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Fontes to maneuver through the defense. Cristiano Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Fernando Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Heitor Santarém came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Camachos 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 Heitor Santarém couldn't finish the play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Donairia's goalkeeper Miguel Pinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SC Donairia's Hélder Luz got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 35th minute Amílcar Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Heitor Santarém 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. 42 minutes into the match, SC Donairia's goalkeeper Miguel Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Heitor Santarém. Camachos FC's Fernando Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Ribeiro in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amílcar Torres in the 46th minute of play forced Camachos FC's goalkeeper Fernando Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Amílcar Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

53 minutes into the match, SC Donairia's goal looked a bit too open when Heitor Santarém came free, but Miguel Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandre Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st play minute Amílcar Torres came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fernando Pinheiro. 0-1. After 64 minutes, Alexandre Amaral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Camachos FC and the SC Donairia players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Ribeiro in the 68th minute of play forced Camachos FC's goalkeeper Fernando Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristiano Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílcar Torres got free with Fernando Pinheiro in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Cristiano Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Donairia's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Araújo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Cristiano Ribeiro got in the 82nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Fernando Pinheiro handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Camachos FC's Fernando Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Ribeiro in the 84th minute of play. Fernando Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Camachos FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Cristiano Ribeiro scored to the left of an out of position Fernando Pinheiro, making the score, 0-2. If Amílcar Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Ribeiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fernando Pinheiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristiano Ribeiro slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 93rd minute. The SC Donairia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.