Clément Pédron, Media365, published on Monday January 6, 2025 at 7:59 p.m.
In the Portuguese second division, the meeting between Oliveirense and Felgueiras was almost interrupted due to rain causing the field lines to be erased. The gardeners therefore decided to use milk to be able to trace them.
It is a banal element but obviously essential for the smooth running of a football match. An unspoken rule, applied by everyone and on any surface: the lines of a pitch. Moreover, it is not uncommon to see on certain grounds in the smallest divisions, that these often present more or less acceptable faults and that on the occasion of certain meetings due to the weather, these limitations of the land fade or deteriorate. In Portugal, this mishap took place at the beginning of November during a Portuguese second division match between Oliveirense and Felgueiras.
First, the match did not start at the scheduled time and was delayed by several minutes. For what ? Due to extreme weather conditions in the area. Indeed, heavy rain damaged the pitch and caused the kick-off to be suspended.
An unusual tip
When it was time to kick off, the stadium groundskeepers had to reapply the product used to draw the lines but due to the effect of the water, it did not work. Tirelessly searching for the solution, they ended up using milk cartons in their machine to achieve it. Successfully therefore since the match was able to be played. However, this last minute solution did not allow the Oliveirense team to win the match as they lost with a heavy score of 3-0. She is bottom of the championship. But at least, who knows, gardeners have undoubtedly inspired more than one with this miracle solution.
