League Play-Off

Estadio Talurdo
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorge Martins kicked off to start the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Jorge Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Loureira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armando Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the game, Francisco Reis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Talurdo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Loureira the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Talurdo FC's zone, Jorge Martins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duarte Henriques came out of the goal and Jorge Martins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Armando Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Duarte Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Duarte Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Torres in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hugo Pacheco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Duarte Henriques stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armando Figueiredo's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Talurdo FC's zone, Armando Figueiredo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duarte Henriques came out of the goal and Armando Figueiredo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SC Loureira's Jorge Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Talurdo FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. David Gueifão hit a great ball. Armando Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Duarte Henriques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo Assunção stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Duarte Henriques made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Figueiredo in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Talurdo FC's Carlos Moutinho got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes in the game, Jorge Martins fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Duarte Henriques having to interfere. Jorge Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugo Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Assunção, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Hugo Pacheco came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Talurdo FC's Rodrigo Assunção. But to his dismay, Rodrigo Assunção quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Hugo Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Torres in the 80th minute of the match. Hugo Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Assunção, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Vítor Pinto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Loureira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Talurdo FC the free kick. Vítor Pinto hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Jorge Martins took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Duarte Henriques to make any attempt to save it. João Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Pacheco having to interfere. SC Loureira were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.