League Play-Off

Cambeses
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Nogueira made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 2 minutes, Daniel Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fuseta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Marques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fuseta FC's José Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If José Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Marques took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodrigo Gueifão. Rodrigo Gueifão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hélder Reis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Rui Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Gueifão having to interfere. José Marques lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fuseta FC! In the 29th minute, João Aleixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Reis's late challenge caught a Fuseta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélder Reis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Cambeses getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Hélder Reis hit a great ball. Rui Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Nogueira in the 34th minute of play. If Viriato Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rui Alves was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paulo Nogueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 38 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Nascimento in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rui Alves saved Fuseta FC from getting behind. Paulo Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Rui Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Fuseta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Resende to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to SC Cambeses getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Viriato Nascimento hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Marques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paulo Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fuseta FC's Rui Alves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Nascimento in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Daniel Marques left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fuseta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Daniel Marques recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After taking down the ball on Fuseta FC's corner Paulo Antunes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodrigo Gueifão quite easily take care of the ball. After 84 minutes of play SC Cambeses's Hélder Reis was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 85th minute, Hélder Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Fuseta FC's Paulo Antunes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Fernando Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Fuseta FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fernando Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fuseta FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.