League Play-Off

Fantastic Arena
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. Amílcar Magalhães started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Delgado in the 9th minute of play forced Fantásticos F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 11 minutes into the game, when Filipe Marques put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Fantásticos F.C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Camelinho:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in Fantásticos F.C's zone, Augusto Pinheiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Álvaro Monteiro came out of the goal and Augusto Pinheiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Domingos Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Filipe Sousa in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Fantásticos F.C's Henrique Moniz. Henrique Moniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Abel Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, André Neves threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fantásticos F.C's Sebastião Domingues quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to Camelinho getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Augusto Pinheiro hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Sebastião Domingues had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abel Marques. Camelinho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastião Domingues was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. If Henrique Moniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Camelinho's zone, Henrique Moniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Marques came out of the goal and Henrique Moniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Santarém stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Pedro Santarém shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Álvaro Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Fantásticos F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Santarém came free, but Álvaro Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Delgado got free with Álvaro Monteiro in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Álvaro Monteiro made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Lucas Delgado sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Camelinho's Domingos Domingues got a free kick in the 68th minute. When Sebastião Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Fantásticos F.C 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 Sebastião Domingues couldn't finish the play. Fantásticos F.C's Henrique Moniz got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Camelinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Delgado in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute, Sebastião Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, Afonso Barbosa sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fantásticos F.C's Álvaro Monteiro didn't even have to move. A collision led to Fantásticos F.C getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Sebastião Domingues hit a great ball. Fantásticos F.C made a substitution. Joaquim Moura replaced Henrique Moniz. After a rather tough play, Fantásticos F.C's Sebastião Domingues got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 90 minutes into the match, Fantásticos F.C's goalkeeper Álvaro Monteiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Delgado. Fantásticos F.C made a substitution. Jacinto Pires replaced Armindo Moreira. The Fantásticos F.C supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Camelinho's performance. The match ended with a win for Camelinho.