League Play-Off

Facha
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. Henrique Ramos started the match with the kick off. Luís Valente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adelino Neto in the 3rd minute. After 8 played minutes SC Facha got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Moura. Rui Dantas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Neto in the 13th minute of play forced SC Campina's goalkeeper Luís Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Mariano Barros recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luís Valente. Mariano Barros showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Campina's goalkeeper Luís Valente, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrique Ramos in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg António Branco saved SC Facha from getting behind. If Mariano Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Luís Valente managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when SC Facha's Mariano Barros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When SC Campina's Henrique Ramos in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SC Facha's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to SC Facha getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Afonso Brás hit a great ball. SC Campina's Henrique Ramos got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, SC Facha's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Ramos came free, but António Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, SC Campina's Miguel Carneiro got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute of the match Rui Dantas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Valente skillfully saved the ball. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Adelino Neto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, SC Facha's Mariano Barros sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Valente narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Mariano Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Valente was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Lourenço Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Afonso Brás was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, SC Facha's Afonso Brás got a free kick in the 61st minute. António Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Ramos in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Henrique Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, SC Campina's Henrique Ramos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. If Lourenço Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Miguel Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Luís Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. António Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrique Ramos in the 74th minute of the match. Henrique Ramos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without António Branco having to interfere. In the 80thth minute of the game Henrique Ramos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Facha's António Branco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Henrique Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. António Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Neto's late challenge caught a SC Campina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adelino Neto helped the player get up and apologised. Henrique Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. António Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.