League

Lencois
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Telmo Madureira kicked off to start the match. Armandinho de Lara made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Egídio da Cunha sent off a good shot on target. William Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diamantino Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute, Raí de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute of the match Marcelinho Meirelles shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Armandinho de Lara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Diamantino Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leria FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lencois the free kick. In the 12th match minute, Leria FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Cabral to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Shi Ke Zhi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lencois's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Ke Zhi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armandinho de Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Egídio da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Armandinho de Lara came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Lencois's Egídio da Cunha. But to his dismay, Egídio da Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. William Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Telmo Madureira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Telmo Madureira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of William Cardoso. Lencois's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Telmo Madureira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 28 minutes, Cecilio Perpinya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lencois and the Leria FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Cecilio Perpinya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Madureira in the 29th minute of play forced Lencois's goalkeeper William Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. William Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telmo Madureira in the 32nd minute of the match. Marcelinho Meirelles scored 3-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armandinho de Lara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 38 minutes, Egídio da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lencois's supporters crossed their fingers, but Egídio da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 40 minutes, Álvaro Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leria FC and the Lencois players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Leria FC! Wanderson Freitas placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! If Marcelinho Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armandinho de Lara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelinho Meirelles's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Leria FC's Diamantino Cabral got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

52 minutes into the match, Lencois's Shi Ke Zhi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armandinho de Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Telmo Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shi Ke Zhi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shi Ke Zhi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armandinho de Lara having to make a save. Marcelinho Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armandinho de Lara having to interfere. Adriano Prata got a throw-in 65 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Telmo Madureira. Shi Ke Zhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armandinho de Lara having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Leria FC's zone, Marcelinho Meirelles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armandinho de Lara came out of the goal and Marcelinho Meirelles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute, Marcelinho Meirelles ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armandinho de Lara was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 78 minutes into the match, Leria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ke Zhi came free, but Armandinho de Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Leria FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrão de Lima to maneuver through the defense. Armandinho de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egídio da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Raí de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. William Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armandinho de Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho Meirelles in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Lencois's Marcelinho Meirelles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armandinho de Lara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Lencois players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.