The most exciting May of the Portuguese second division has finally arrived. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info at this time of year, the promotion play-offs are about to kick off. And the fans of the lower leagues will get this time to cheer up and pay attention to the home team's game. There is no way, after all, this level of competition does not seem to be exciting, so except for some die-hard fans, there are not many spectators present.

As early as last week, Govia, Resendi, Xiao Pan and others went to the scene to watch the last round of the Mafra Athletic Club. The performance of the Mafra Sporting Club is very impressive, and it is a veritable dominance in the South End. In their post-match analysis, Resendi concluded that there should not be much change in the opposition's personnel and that they will likely continue to use a regular 4-4-2 formation in the play-offs, with a focus on counter-attacking tactics. However, Sporting Mafra's defensive counter-attack is different from the weak team's style of play of shrinking back and then rushing straight away, they are more accustomed to controlling the ball and then advancing quickly layer by layer, and in general they are more inclined to technical teams.

Sporting Mafra's home stadium is narrower, which favours teams that play quickly through midfield, and players who like to play on the edge will find it difficult to get a chance. The opposing head coach also prefers to adopt possession tactics when playing positional battles, preferring to control the ball and then patiently look for attacking opportunities. They have a very strong backline in the Portuguese second division and it will always be difficult for opponents to find opportunities to break down their defences. Their midfielders are also adept at controlling the ball and moving it quickly. After a thorough analysis, the coaches decided that the defence should be positioned closer to the goalkeeper, because Boavista does not have a fast enough defender and can pose a threat once the ball is passed from behind, so it is necessary to avoid the opponent's fast attacking speed causing problems for their own team.

The most important player for Sporting Mafra is the right-wing Kifuta. The 23-year-old from Congo has a lot of speed and breaking ability, and most of Sporting Mafra's counter-attacks start from him, so Chen Jinwu needs to keep an eye on him and control his chances of receiving the ball.

On May 2, 2011, there were still a few days left until the promotion play-offs. At the pre-match press conference, the head coach of Govia and Mafra Sporting Club answered a series of questions from reporters. As this was the first time he had been interviewed during an official match, Govia was very well prepared and had a special rehearsal at home, but when he arrived at the press conference, he couldn't contain his nervousness and, of course, a hint of excitement. On this day, Mario Silva also led Boavista Juniors to defeat the last opponent of the league, the youth team of Gondomal, and won the Youth Group 7 trophy. Govia made some bold remarks at the press conference, hoping to take advantage of this momentum to return to the first division in one fell swoop, and also prepare for the future surge.

That night, Govia led the team to the hotel where he was staying in Lisbon. Due to the late arrival, they immediately rested without any activity. The next morning, Boavista began his acclimatization training on a local public court. Although Govia is a Portuguese and he is very familiar with Portugal, the climate in Lisbon is a little different from Porto's, and his players don't seem to be particularly adaptable, so they have to adapt to it as soon as possible before they can beat Sporting Mafra in the game.

It wasn't until the third day that Govia finally took his team to the training base of Sporting Lisbon, another really big team in Lisbon. The opportunity was won by the team's president, Álvaro Júnior, who had a very close relationship with the current president of Sporting Lisbon, so it was not uncommon for him to borrow their training grounds. This time, Govia was a closed training, and no media could get any news about their training at all. In fact, it's unlikely that journalists would be willing to cover the training process of a second division team, and even if they did, it was mainly for the players of Sporting Lisbon. After training in the venue here for about two hours, Govia did not linger and immediately returned to the hotel where they were staying with their team and continued to rest.

At around 10 a.m. on the fourth day, Govia and his team returned to the home stadium of the Mafra Athletic Club for a training session on the acclimatization. Their training was open throughout the whole process, and they originally thought that this would make those media reporters who came here secretly happy, but they didn't expect that only Xiao Longtao and a few tabloid reporters came, and it was completely unsuccessful. However, when they watched Boavista's training throughout, they were disappointed. Because, this training Boa Vista did not have any substantive training at all, just warm-up, running, familiarizing himself with the softness of the turf, etc.

As soon as they saw this situation, the media reporters on the scene were all aware that their tactical arrangements had been trained on the training ground of Sporting Lisbon, so they did not conduct tactical drills here. At this time, all the media reporters were wondering what kind of training the Black Panthers led by Govia were doing at the training base of Sporting Lisbon. Xiao Longtao had a special relationship with several Chinese young men, so he could ask Chen Jianhao directly. However, Chen Jianhao shook his head and said that he didn't do any too special training, and the content was similar to the usual content, mainly because the head coach would focus on the playing style of the Mafra Sports Club, and then let everyone make some targeted tactical arrangements according to the characteristics of the other party.

At this time, some journalists with ties to Sporting Lisbon have shifted their fingers to Sporting Lisbon, hoping to get some news about Boavista. In this way, they are able to publish some news in their newspaper that no one else has, then the sales of their newspaper are guaranteed, and then their opportunity to be promoted has arrived, so those reporters who have a relationship with the players of Sporting Lisbon have run to the home of Sporting Lisbon, and then the media reporters who have nothing to do with Sporting Lisbon have begun to contact their friends who have a relationship with the players of Sporting Lisbon, anyway, at this time, the reporters of the media are busy. It's ridiculous to say, Xiao Longtao can't understand why these reporters are so enthusiastic, it's obviously just a second-class game. He only came to the scene to watch because the content of the website was made for foreign players, and he could be said to be a die-hard fan of Chen Jianhao. And what are the other journalists up to? He couldn't figure out at all how much attention could this kind of game have even if it was reported?

Although, before that, Boavista's record had come to five consecutive wins, and they won all three away games and climbed directly to the first place in the central zone of the second division. However, the number of Panthers fans who came to watch the game was not as large as expected, because the stadium of Mafra Sporting, which can only accommodate 2,500 people, was already packed. Although there were also Boavista fans from afar, the team of less than 200 people looked so small in front of the huge fan base of the Mafra Athletic Club. It was also the first time this season that the stadium had been overwhelmed, with an average attendance of less than 800 people, and the stands on both sides were filled all at once, with many even standing from a distance. I can't recognize who is who on the field at all, so I can only make do with the other fans and shout loudly, and it is enough to mentally support the players on the field.

Lisbon TV also broadcast the game, after all, it is an annual promotion play-off, if such a blockbuster game does not get the opportunity to be televised, then the attention of the second division is not much different from the third division.

"Hello viewers, this is Lisbon TV, and today we bring you a match of the 2010-2011 Portuguese Serie B promotion play-offs, against two players from Porto - Boavista from the Black Panthers and Mafra from Lisbon!"

"It was a game that got a lot of attention before the game, and it was because of one person, the former Portuguese League manager, Georges Paixo. This is the second time that Giorgio Payshaw has led the team to face Boavista since being sacked by the Portuguese Super League, a team he had previously played against in the Portuguese Super League. In the last collision with Boavista, George Pyshaw lost decently and was slaughtered by Boavista. So, their match against Boavista this time was not just for promotion, but also for the revenge of George Paischo by Mafra fans. Of course, Boavista's players will certainly not see it that way, and they think that the shame of George Paisio will continue, because Boavista is not weak this season! The narrator quickly introduced the relationship between the two sides, taking the opportunity to stir up the emotions of the players in front of the TV and strive for higher ratings for the TV station.

The much-anticipated match is finally about to begin, and the crowd is cheering hard from the stands. Some fans were apparently here for Mr. Chen, and when he came out, there was a burst of screams from the stands. And I vaguely heard someone shouting: "Red-haired boy! Boa Vista Red Panthers! (To be continued.) )