League Play-Off

Estadio Tesoureira
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ricardo Campos kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Ricardo Campos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tesoureira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Campos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Estela's Daniel Fonseca got control of the ball when Fernando Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Amaral hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, José Pedroso sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Estela's Daniel Fonseca didn't even have to move. Fernando Tavares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ricardo Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fernando Tavares came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Tesoureira 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 Fernando Tavares couldn't finish the play. After having played for 24 minutes, Ricardo Campos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tesoureira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Campos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Tesoureira FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Simão Teixeira hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match Cristiano Leão sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vítor Macedo skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Lopes in the 30th minute of play forced Tesoureira FC's goalkeeper Vítor Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estela's Daniel Fonseca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Estela from getting a goal against them. After 33 minutes, Jacinto Vale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tesoureira FC and the Estela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Tesoureira FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Vale to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match Cristiano Leão shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vítor Macedo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Joaquim Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Vítor Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Cândido Paiva 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. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Macedo was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After 41 minutes of play Tesoureira FC's Jacinto Vale was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 42nd minute, Jacinto Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Estela getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gonçalo Morais hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Vítor Macedo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Daniel Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Fábio Tavares hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, José Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tesoureira FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Pedroso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the game, Carlos Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tesoureira FC the free kick. Carlos Amaral hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With his leg Vítor Macedo managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Estela's Cândido Paiva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cândido Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Vítor Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim Lopes in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vítor Macedo saved Tesoureira FC from getting behind. Joaquim Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Vítor Macedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Tesoureira FC's Fernando Tavares got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, Fernando Assis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tesoureira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernando Assis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.