League Play-Off

Francelos
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandre Delgado made the kick off which started today's match. Margueira's Cristiano Queirós proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Margueira from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Duarte Baptista in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristiano Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vítor Domingues succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. When Vítor Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Margueira 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 Vítor Domingues couldn't finish the play. Manuel Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Domingues in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Francelos FC's David Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristiano Queirós narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Alexandre Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Margueira's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Baptista in the 20th minute of play forced Margueira's goalkeeper Cristiano Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Vítor Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Vítor Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gil Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Alexandre Delgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Margueira's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Delgado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristiano Queirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Nunes in the 28th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Vítor Domingues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Francelos FC's Manuel Leite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gil Pacheco charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gil Pacheco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vítor Domingues in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Leite prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Gueifão charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Gueifão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Gueifão hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Manuel Leite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Cristiano Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Vítor Domingues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Margueira were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Duarte Baptista made the kick off in the second half. Carlos Fonseca hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. If Duarte Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 69 minutes into the game, Nuno Nogueira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Margueira's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Francelos FC the free kick. Nuno Nogueira kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 70 minutes, David Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Francelos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Duarte Baptista got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 74 minutes, David Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Francelos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th minute of the match, Alexandre Delgado tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Leite saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cristiano Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Baptista in the 95th minute of play. A collision led to Margueira getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Carlos Fonseca hit a great ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.