Africa-Press – Cape verde. The União dos Picos team, from São Salvador do Mundo, in the interior of Santiago, became the second division regional football champion in Santiago Norte , after defeating the 100Tital team from Santa Cruz last weekend. , in the final game played at Estádio Municipal do Tarrafal de Santiago.
At the start of the match on Sunday, April 30, the two teams had already secured access to the first division of football in Santiago Norte, so the final game played at Estádio Municipal do Tarrafal served to define which one would be the champion of the second division.
The team from the Municipality of São Salvador do Mundo thus returns to the top level of football in Santiago Norte after several years in the second division.
In turn, 100Tital, a team from Cidade de Pedra Badejo, Municipality of Santa Cruz, managed to qualify for the first division of football in Santiago Norte in its first season in an official competition.
In the play off game, the santacruzense team eliminated Scorpions Vermelho after a 2-2 draw in the first leg (2-2) and a zero draw in the second leg, having won the match through penalties by 4-3.
In the next sporting season, 2023/2024, the two teams, União dos Picos and 100Tital, will occupy the places left in the top echelon of football in North Santiago by the teams from São Lourenço dos Órgãos and Estrela dos Amadores, from Tarrafal de Santiago, which descended to the second tier.
It should be remembered that Varandinha do Tarrafal de Santiago was the highlight of the 2022/2023 football season in Santiago Norte by achieving the “double”, having won the regional championship and the regional cup.
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