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Match Report
Touria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Correia kicked off to start the match. Touria's Lourenço Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Correia in the 4th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaspar Azevedo during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Touria's Gaspar Azevedo got a free kick in the 7th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Touria's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Correia came free, but Lourenço Araújo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Touria's goalkeeper Cândido Borges, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lúcio Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Cândido Borges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cândido Borges made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Lúcio Assis sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lúcio Assis got free with Cândido Borges in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Machado in the 36th minute of play forced Touria's goalkeeper Cândido Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Machado in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cândido Borges saved Touria from getting behind. Touria's Gaspar Azevedo got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.
Cândido Borges came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Touria's Lúcio Assis. But to his dismay, Lúcio Assis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lúcio Assis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Touria's Lourenço Araújo threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Artur Correia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Pedro Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Correia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gaspar Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Lourenço Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cândido Borges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Machado in the 92nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Touria's Afonso Bessa got a free kick in the 95th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Touria's Mário Cabral tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Touria fans cheered their team off the field, for while Touria had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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