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Congleton
Spectators: 6948 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henrique Serineu got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Chaffley AFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Luís Boal hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Magno Sá in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Sá prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eduardo Montinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Miguel Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magno Sá struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Miguel Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chaffley AFC. Eduardo Montinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Sá having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Montinho in the 20th minute of play forced Congleton's goalkeeper Miguel Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Quilempan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Serineu in the 24th minute of play forced Chaffley AFC's goalkeeper Paulo Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrique Serineu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Bastos having to interfere. Eduardo Montinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Miguel Sá tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Congleton booed when Chaffley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. Congleton's Henrique Serineu got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Miguel Flores fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chaffley AFC's protests and gave Miguel Flores a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Congleton booed when Chaffley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Flores didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Quilempan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Bastos having to interfere. When Eduardo Montinho came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Chaffley AFC 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 Eduardo Montinho couldn't finish the play. Hernani Galão charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hernani Galão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute Henrique Serineu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Quilempan came free with the goalkeeper in the 49th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Paulo Bastos could save by the left post. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Magno Sá to strike the kick off in the second half. If Magno Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Montinho struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Miguel Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chaffley AFC. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Congleton's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Magno Dikaté was slow to take the kick. During this time Chaffley AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Magno Dikaté almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Congleton's Miguel Sá did a great save. In the 66th minute, Eduardo Montinho fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Miguel Sá, passed just outside the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Flores during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Congleton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Flores to maneuver through the defense. Magno Sá sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magno Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Magno Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Eduardo Montinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Sá having to interfere. Miguel Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Magno Sá's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Congleton's Miguel Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Magno Sá in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Eduardo Montinho made a precise shot to the right of Miguel Sá. Congleton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. During the 93rd minute of the match Hernani Galão completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hernani Galão a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Chaffley AFC's Hernani Galão got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Chaffley AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.