League Play-Off

Dragão
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amadeu Campos took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Mariano Laureano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FCPorto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Laureano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Heitor Vargas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Duarte Cardoso went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in FCPorto's zone, Amadeu Campos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Heitor Vargas came out of the goal and Amadeu Campos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Heitor Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Heitor Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Campos in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th play minute Josué Bessa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised José Leite. 1-1. Timóteo Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. José Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Januário Antunes 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. A collision led to Laguinho FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Joaquim Azevedo hit a great ball. Laguinho FC's José Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermano Mansilha in the 32nd minute of play. After 36 minutes, Afonso Neves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Laguinho FC and the FCPorto players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Laguinho FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Afonso Neves hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Afonso Neves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heitor Vargas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Heitor Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hermano Mansilha to strike the kick off in the second half. Heitor Vargas was a little too slow when Alfredo Aleixo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 2-4. Timóteo Palmeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Heitor Vargas came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Laguinho FC's Amadeu Campos. But to his dismay, Amadeu Campos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Heitor Vargas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Joaquim Azevedo. José Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermano Mansilha in the 65th minute of play. Heitor Vargas was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Duarte Cardoso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Duarte Cardoso really showed his touch with that goal: 2-6. If Timóteo Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heitor Vargas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Aleixo in the 71st minute. When FCPorto's Hermano Mansilha in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Laguinho FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mariano Laureano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. José Leite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Timóteo Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Hermano Mansilha put it in 3-6 from a short distance just to the right of José Leite. In the 81st minute Mariano Laureano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hermano Mansilha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mariano Laureano scored 4-6 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Leite, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th match minute, FCPorto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Januário Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Januário Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Leite having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, FCPorto's Hermano Mansilha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-6. Laguinho FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.