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Federbet[/h] 18 Min ·
65 MINUTE – 1:1, 90 MINUTE – 7:1. OK?
Weirdest game of season in Portugal. Weirdest finish of Campeonato Portugal Prio, Serie E (part of Portugal third division).
Short pre-story here. Due to regulations, two best teams of “Serie E” qualifying to the next round, and during the spring will have opportunity to fight for promotion to the Second division.
Four teams of “Serie E” fought for just two highest places till the last matchday. “Fatima” won against “Sertanence”, took first place and cut “Sertanence” off.
So, “Operario” and “Leiria” had to decide, which team secure the second place. Both teams had:
1) equal number of points, 32 (main indicator for final standings)
2) equal number of goals difference (second indicator for final standings)
But “Operario” was just ahead of additional indicator – scored goals (31 against 26).
“Leiria” played away against “Naval” (the worst team of league with just 2 points in 17 games), “Operario” same time played home against “Carapinheirense”.
Everything was ok for “Leiria” till 65 minute. They made 4:0, “Operario” played 1:1. And “online goal difference was +18 against +14. Looked like, no chances for “Operario” in the next 25 minutes.
But something amazing happens. Defense of “Carapinheirense” has crumbled and away team conceded 6 goals in 25 minutes.
Watch highlights here (0.30 – 3.00)
http://www.rtp.pt/play/p1338/teledesporto?from=text
The final results:
“Naval” – “Leiria” 0:6,
“Operario” - “Carapinheirense” 7:1.
“Operario” promoted to the next stage.
After the games Russian president of the "Leiria" Alexander Tolstikov was emotional.
- I think the match of our competitor was at least strange. With such stories, on Sunday, I do not come across before. We will study the situation; we will consult with sports lawyers in Portugal. I want to believe that this strange game was clean. Got a lot of calls from experts from around the world, and they can’t believe the way the game has evolved in the Azores.
The correspondent of Russian newspaper "Soviet Sport" contacted Francesco Baranca, head of the organization Federbet to ask about odds. "In real-time was the normal odds movement. No strange betting has been received" – Baranca told.