League Play-Off

Estela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Delfim Pires started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fernando Gomes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Cristiano Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristiano Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Gomes having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Cristiano Mota made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Estela FC's Fernando Gomes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in SC Golega's zone, Daniel Carneiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Alves came out of the goal and Daniel Carneiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, SC Golega's Hélder Antunes got a free kick in the 19th minute. Daniel Carneiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abel Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Pires, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in SC Golega's zone, Daniel Carneiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Alves came out of the goal and Daniel Carneiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Alves having to interfere. After 30 played minutes Delfim Pires rounded SC Golega's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. SC Golega's Cristiano Mota got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fernando Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Mota in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Daniel Carneiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Abel Alves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

After having played for 52 minutes, Delfim Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estela FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Delfim Pires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlos Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fernando Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th match minute, Estela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Lima to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Carlos Veiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Gomes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Golega! 81 minutes into the match, SC Golega's goal looked a bit too open when Delfim Pires came free, but Abel Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Gomes was a little too slow when Cristiano Mota got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 3-3. When Carlos Veiga came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the SC Golega 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 Carlos Veiga couldn't finish the play. 97 minutes into the match, Estela FC's goalkeeper Fernando Gomes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Veiga. If Carlos Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.