League Play-Off

Touril
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. André Neves started the match with the kick off. When André Neves came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the SC Palhagueira fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that André Neves couldn't finish the play. SC Palhagueira's Eusébio Anjos got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eusébio Anjos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Eduardo Anjos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute André Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Anjos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Eusébio Anjos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Anjos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SC Palhagueira's David Aguiar suffered a sore thigh after 16 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Nuno Guerreiro's late challenge caught a SC Palhagueira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nuno Guerreiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Touril getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nuno Guerreiro hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Sandro Moutinho made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Anjos. Touril's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Daniel Pinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Abel Garcia made a huge save. Catarino Mota was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The Touril fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Touril's Daniel Pinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Nuno Guerreiro hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Eusébio Anjos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eduardo Anjos was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Touril's zone, Sandro Moutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduardo Anjos came out of the goal and Sandro Moutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. André Neves might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduardo Anjos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. André Neves ran back to his position shaking his head. If Eusébio Anjos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Catarino Mota was the one to do the kick off. Catarino Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Garcia having to interfere. Touril's Eduardo Anjos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Touril from getting a goal against them. Catarino Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Abel Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Daniel Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Daniel Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Moutinho during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Palhagueira's Sandro Moutinho got a free kick in the 87th minute. Daniel Pinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Garcia having to interfere. When Daniel Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Touril fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Pinho couldn't finish the play. Catarino Correia kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Filipe Vaz in the 99th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Abel Garcia's left hand side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.