League Play-Off

Alvalade XXI
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Gustavo Rodrigues made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Veiros FC's Gabriel Carvalho got control of the ball when Cândido Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cândido Rodrigues scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Carvalho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonçalo Faro, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute, Cândido Rodrigues made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Carvalho. Veiros FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Sporting's Joel Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Matos in the 21st minute of play. Veiros FC's Gabriel Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Rodrigues in the 22nd minute of play. Joel Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 minutes of play, Veiros FC's Gonçalo Faro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joel Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sporting's Joel Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Matos in the 37th minute of play. Joel Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Matos in the 45th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vítor Matos to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Sporting's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Matos came free, but Joel Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albertino Viana during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Albertino Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Veiros FC's Afonso Santarém shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 59th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Joel Almeida but with some difficulty. After 64 played minutes Veiros FC got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Pereira. Gonçalo Faro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Joel Almeida made a huge save. Gonçalo Faro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 72nd playminute. In the 76thth minute of the game Gustavo Rodrigues who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Veiros FC's Gabriel Carvalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cândido Rodrigues in the 78th minute of play. Paulo Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Rodrigues scored 3-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabriel Carvalho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Vítor Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Afonso Santarém hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Gabriel Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Sporting's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.