League Play-Off

Estadio Tourinhas
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristiano Henriques made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Tourinhas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Freitas to maneuver through the defense. Tourinhas FC's Carlos Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filipe Borba in the 6th minute of play. Rui Nunes charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Nunes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tourinhas FC's Rui Nunes got a free kick in the 13th minute. If Adolfo Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, Filipe Borba notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tourinhas FC's Carlos Pereira. Carlos Pereira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 17 played minutes Tourinhas FC got a freekick which was hit by Rui Nunes. Filipe Borba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Carlos Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Inácio Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. André Leiria kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Adolfo Carneiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Pereira. Tourinhas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Carneiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Adolfo Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Carlos Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filipe Borba to make the kick off. If Cristiano Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Henriques in the 54th minute of play forced Devesa FC's goalkeeper Domingos Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Campos's late challenge caught a Tourinhas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Campos helped the player get up and apologised. After 55 played minutes Devesa FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Campos. Cristiano Henriques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Domingos Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Devesa FC's Filipe Borba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carlos Pereira. That made the score 1-3 after 63 minutes of play. After 67 minutes of play, Tourinhas FC's Inácio Aleixo made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Domingos Tavares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 74 minutes into the game, Inácio Aleixo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Domingos Tavares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Devesa FC's zone, Inácio Aleixo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domingos Tavares came out of the goal and Inácio Aleixo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 80 minutes, Cristiano Henriques made it 4-3 with a short kick to the right side. Devesa FC's Domingos Tavares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Tourinhas FC's Rui Nunes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Domingos Tavares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Domingos Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inácio Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Tourinhas FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.