League Play-Off

Estadio Touria
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Basílio Henriques took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jorge Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Alexandre Faria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexandre Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Moutinho in the 5th minute of the match. Alexandre Faria made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Jorge Barros sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th minute, Jorge Barros 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. Jorge Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Basílio Henriques in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Lima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gonçalo Moreira struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Rodrigo Lima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Salreu. In the 27th match minute, Salreu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Salreu's zone, Manuel Moutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Faria came out of the goal and Manuel Moutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Basílio Henriques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Lima having to interfere. When Manuel Moutinho came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Touria 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 Manuel Moutinho couldn't finish the play. If Manuel Moutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Gonçalo Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salreu's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonçalo Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Lima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alexandre Faria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Moutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 49th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Moutinho was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Salreu getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Amadeu Resende hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, Touria's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Henriques came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonçalo Moreira got free with Rodrigo Lima in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gonçalo Moreira got free with Rodrigo Lima in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute, Diamantino Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Basílio Henriques fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 76 minutes into the game, Basílio Henriques recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rodrigo Lima. Basílio Henriques showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Moutinho in the 80th minute of play forced Salreu's goalkeeper Alexandre Faria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Jorge Barros put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alexandre Faria. Alexandre Faria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Barros in the 85th minute of play. Rodrigo Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Henriques, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.