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Congleton
Spectators: 6954 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1954, 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pôncio Bastos in the 8th 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. If Zé Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flavio Quilempan hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Haslemere FC's Pôncio Bastos got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Zé Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Sá. Congleton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Zé Cruz 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pôncio Bastos's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Fábio Zamora charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fábio Zamora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fábio Zamora kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Miguel Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Cruz's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Pôncio Bastos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fábio Zamora hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When Zé Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Haslemere 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 Zé Cruz couldn't finish the play. Pôncio Bastos might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pôncio Bastos ran back to his position shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Congleton's Miguel Sá got control of the ball when Pôncio Bastos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 55 minutes, Flavio Quilempan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Congleton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavio Quilempan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Cruz in the 59th minute of play forced Congleton's goalkeeper Miguel Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Pôncio Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Cruz in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Sá saved Congleton from getting behind. Carlos Lando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Serineu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Zé Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Congleton's goalkeeper Miguel Sá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pôncio Bastos. Miguel Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Congleton:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Haslemere FC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Haslemere FC's Magno Nascimento got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Miguel Sá. Congleton's Miguel Sá proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Congleton from getting a goal against them. If Zé Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pôncio Bastos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Miguel Sá made a huge save. The Haslemere FC 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.