The Algarve football selection saw the dream of qualification for the UEFA Regions' Cup final phase crumble following a late goal. Despite having secured an expressive victory over the Finnish team Järvenpää United, 5-2, this was not enough to guarantee progression to the next phase of the competition.
What dictated the elimination of the Portuguese team was the result of the match between the English from Cheshire and the Swedes from Gothenburg. The English side secured a victory that sealed the Algarve's fate in the tournament.
The decisive goal that eliminated the Algarve selection came in stoppage time, at 90'+5, during the match between Cheshire and Gothenburg. This late goal changed the final group standings and definitively ruled out the Portuguese team from the race for qualification.
With this result, the Algarve is out of the final phase of the European grassroots football competition for regional teams, thus frustrating the expectations that the victory over Finland had raised.
