League Play-Off

marteleira fc
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emanuel Valente made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Marteleira sc defense, Emanuel Valente kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Normando Bezerra. The Marteleira sc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Normando Bezerra should have stopped the shot. Joaquim Nogueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Delgado having to interfere. Santiago Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, SC Gondivai's Augusto Coelho tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 24thth minute of the game Daniel Gago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Gondivai's Eusébio Delgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute, Nuno Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Pedro Resende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Resende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Normando Bezerra having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, SC Gondivai's Pedro Resende nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Normando Bezerra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Pedro Resende's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Normando Bezerra was relentless in the 39th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Gago to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Marteleira sc's Anselmo Ribeiro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eusébio Delgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Filipe Leiria hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Joaquim Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marteleira sc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Nogueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eusébio Delgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Joaquim Nogueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marteleira sc's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim Nogueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Delgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Valente might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Normando Bezerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Valente ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes into the match, SC Gondivai's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Gago came free, but Eusébio Delgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquim Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Eusébio Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Nuno Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 80 minutes, Daniel Gago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marteleira sc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Gago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marteleira sc's Normando Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Valente in the 82nd minute of play. Daniel Gago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in SC Gondivai's zone, Joaquim Nogueira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eusébio Delgado came out of the goal and Joaquim Nogueira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Marteleira sc's goalkeeper Normando Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pedro Resende. The SC Gondivai players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.