League Play-Off

Estadio Camarnais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) António Araújo struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Albertino Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sages. Albertino Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusébio Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Adolfo Faro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusébio Faro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sages's António Araújo got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amílcar Campos hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amílcar Campos during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Camarnais's Amílcar Campos got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Araújo in the 28th minute of play forced SC Camarnais's goalkeeper Albertino Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adolfo Faro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Armindo Antunes made a huge save. Adolfo Faro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sages's Armindo Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Henriques in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Eduardo Henriques made the kick off in the second half. Armindo Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Faro, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Eusébio Faro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albertino Leão having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SC Camarnais's Alfredo Domingues got a free kick in the 60th minute. A collision led to Sages getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. David Torres hit a great ball. Henrique Machado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Armindo Antunes. Sages's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Albertino Leão was a little too slow when Eusébio Faro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-1. Armindo Antunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Eduardo Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Antunes having to interfere. A collision led to Sages getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. José Porto hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Eduardo Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Faro in the 98th minute of play forced SC Camarnais's goalkeeper Albertino Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Sages supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sages would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.