League Play-Off

Tourais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sebastião Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Sebastião Cruz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adelino Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Ribeiro having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Adelino Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tourais FC's Fernando Ribeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Américo Cruz got free with João Francisco França in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adelino Rocha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sebastião Cruz might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Francisco França. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastião Cruz ran back to his position shaking his head. If Adelino Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Sebastião Cruz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Francisco França. The goal made the score 1-0. Adelino Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Fernando Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, SC Oveiras's Sérgio Gomes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Ribeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

Adelino Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fernando Ribeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Tourais FC's Américo Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Francisco França narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Américo Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco França having to interfere. In the 61st minute Sebastião Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Américo Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Francisco França was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. A collision led to Tourais FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. José Carvalho hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Adelino Rocha fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fernando Ribeiro, passed just outside the right post. Sérgio Gomes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adelino Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Ribeiro having to interfere. Sebastião Cruz scored 2-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of João Francisco França, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Francisco França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastião Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco França having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sebastião Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Francisco França was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Tourais FC were victorious despite being under pressure from SC Oveiras for much of the match.