League Play-Off

Estadio Tarouquela
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, 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. Miguel Nogueira started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Assunção in the 2nd minute of play forced Tarouquela FC's goalkeeper Diamantino Ferro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute, Miguel Nogueira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emanuel Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Emanuel Cruz made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Rafael Leal sent off a good shot on target. Emanuel Cruz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Leal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 7 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Tarouquela FC's zone, Filipe Assunção stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diamantino Ferro came out of the goal and Filipe Assunção tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tarouquela FC's Diamantino Ferro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Amaro in the 18th minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Gaspar Amaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tarouquela FC's Diamantino Ferro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rafael Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emanuel Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Miguel Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Cruz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When Gaspar Amaro, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 29 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Diamantino Ferro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Gualdim! Carlos Machado hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Gaspar Amaro scored 3-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diamantino Ferro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rafael Leal struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Emanuel Cruz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tarouquela FC. When Miguel Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Tarouquela FC 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 Miguel Nogueira couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, SC Gualdim's Emanuel Cruz got control of the ball when Rafael Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gaspar Amaro made a kick off. SC Gualdim's Joel Gueifão couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 66th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Tarouquela FC. Gaspar Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Diamantino Ferro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diamantino Ferro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Amaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. If Filipe Assunção had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Leal in the 94th minute of the match. Gaspar Amaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diamantino Ferro having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Tarouquela FC had won after a very even match.