League Play-Off

Estela
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Delfim Pires made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Jaime Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Delfim Pires blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Faro having to make a save. In the 6th minute Jaime Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Gomes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernando Gomes having to make a save. Fernando Gomes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Armindo Nogueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernando Gomes. Estela FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armindo Nogueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Delfim Pires let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 20th minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. Jorge Ribeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Ribeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Estela FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jorge Ribeiro hit a great ball. Rodrigo Faro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Rodrigo Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Jaime Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Variz FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jaime Barbosa 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. Jaime Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Gomes having to interfere. If Jaime Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Estela FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Vicente Jesus hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Delfim Pires's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Faro was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Delfim Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Rodrigo Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rodrigo Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Nogueira in the 83rd minute of play forced Estela FC's goalkeeper Fernando Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Estela FC's Fernando Gomes got control of the ball when Sandro Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodrigo Faro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Delfim Pires's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Daniel Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Rodrigo Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodrigo Faro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delfim Pires in the 94th minute of play forced Variz FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Faro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Variz FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.