League Play-Off

Estadio Mancos
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Fonseca kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lourenço Azevedo during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Campanha FC booed when SC Mancos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lourenço Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. SC Mancos's João Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Carneiro in the 5th minute of play. After having played for 7 minutes, Filipe Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Mancos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipe Borges was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute, David Carneiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Magalhães was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. David Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Magalhães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, José Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Campanha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Fonseca in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to SC Mancos getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Lourenço Azevedo hit a great ball. When David Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Campanha 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 David Carneiro couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Filipe Borges got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. David Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. João Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Magalhães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Fonseca in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half Campanha FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filipe Borges to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Heitor Paiva during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Campanha FC booed when SC Mancos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heitor Paiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Baptista hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Heitor Amaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Magalhães was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Fonseca showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. David Carneiro 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. After having played for 88 minutes, José Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Campanha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Fonseca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Campanha FC 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.