League Play-Off

Tocha
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. Rodrigo Paredes started the match with the kick off. Manuel Matos hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Tocha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Matos came free, but Adelino Viegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Paredes in the 17th minute of the match. Nuno Coimbras short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Alfredo Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Tocha FC's Rodrigo Paredes in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Romeiras's goalie prevented a goal. Nuno Coimbra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the game, Tocha FC's Nuno Coimbra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredo Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 46 minutes, Domingos Amorim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tocha FC and the Romeiras players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tocha FC's Domingos Amorim got a free kick in the 46th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Neto got free with Alfredo Cunha in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Pires to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Tocha FC's zone, Cláudio Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Viegas came out of the goal and Cláudio Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Adelino Viegas managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Romeiras's Cláudio Moura fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Manuel Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeiras's Cláudio Moura got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Rodrigo Paredes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tocha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Tocha FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Manuel Pires 84 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-1. In the 87th match minute, Romeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Lisboa to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Paredes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Alfredo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 98th minute Nuno Coimbra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.