League Play-Off

Toural
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Fernando Pinto started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, José Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toural FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Nascimento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. José Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. João Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cirquidolo FC booed when Toural FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when José Cruz sent off a good shot on target. Diamantino Figueiredo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristiano Faro. Toural FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Toural FC's Cristiano Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Dantas in the 31st minute of play. Fernando Pinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Faro having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as André Lopes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving João Nascimento. That made the score 1-0 in the 36 minute of play. When Gustavo Dantas fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cirquidolo FC's protests and gave Gustavo Dantas a yellow card for diving instead. Gustavo Dantas hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Gustavo Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Faro having to interfere. In the 46th match minute, Cirquidolo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. Toural FC's Gil Matos shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 47th minute of play. The shot was stopped by João Nascimento but with some difficulty.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Lopes in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Nascimento saved Cirquidolo FC from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diamantino Figueiredo during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cirquidolo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Toural FC's Filipe Faria got a free kick in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the Cirquidolo FC defense, André Lopes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Nascimento. The Cirquidolo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Nascimento should have stopped the shot. If Fernando Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Pinto in the 80th minute of play. Fernando Pinto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Faro having to make a save. João Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toural FC's Cristiano Faro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Pinto in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Toural FC had won after a very even match.