League Play-Off

Estadio Minhotaes
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo Bessa kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Mário Porto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Afonso Gonçalves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute Diogo Guarda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Camarnais getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Manuel Pacheco hit a great ball. Mário Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Afonso Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24thth minute of the game Rui Vieira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Minhotaes FC's Rui Macedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Camarnais's zone, Rodrigo Bessa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonso Gonçalves came out of the goal and Rodrigo Bessa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Diogo Guarda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rui Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rui Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Diogo Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diogo Guarda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rui Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Bento Cruz's late challenge caught a Camarnais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bento Cruz helped the player get up and apologised. Bento Cruz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Minhotaes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rui Vieira came free, but Rui Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diogo Guarda was the one to do the kick off. Diogo Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Pacheco got his second yellow card in the match during the 63rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 64 played minutes Camarnais got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Pacheco. Afonso Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Mário Porto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minhotaes FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Mário Porto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afonso Gonçalves having to make a save. In the 80thth minute of the game Rodrigo Bessa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Camarnais's Afonso Gonçalves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 83 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Bessa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Afonso Gonçalves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Minhotaes FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Camarnais had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.