League Play-Off

Picha
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filipe Borba started the match with the kick off. When SC Picha's Filipe Borba in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Touguinho FC's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Vasco Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adolfo Leiria kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. SC Picha's Gustavo Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Touguinho FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gustavo Tavares fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Gustavo Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Barros took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasco Santos. Vasco Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Touguinho FC's Lucas Gaspar got control of the ball when Gustavo Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Gustavo Tavares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Lucas Gaspar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, SC Picha's Tiago Assunção got a free kick in the 41st minute. Manuel Barros struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Vasco Santos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Touguinho FC. In the 46th minute, Filipe Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manuel Barros to make the kick off. Lucas Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diamantino Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Gaspar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diogo Gaspar went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 61st minute Manuel Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Touguinho FC's Abel Leão got a free kick in the 67th minute. After 70 played minutes Touguinho FC got a freekick which was hit by António Coelho. Filipe Borba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th match minute, SC Picha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 77th minute, when Touguinho FC's Joaquim Faria after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Vasco Santos in SC Picha's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Lucas Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Tavares in the 82nd minute of play forced Touguinho FC's goalkeeper Lucas Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SC Picha were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Touguinho FC to leave the ground with a draw.