League Play-Off

José Alvalade XXI
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Álvaro Araújo kicked off to start the match. Álvaro Araújo took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vítor Amorim. Vítor Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Agustin Franco in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Resende saved SC Irivo from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Álvaro Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vítor Amorim was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Vítor Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Araújo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Delfim Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filipe Dias charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipe Dias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Elite FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Filipe Dias hit a great ball. Elite FC's Vítor Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Araújo in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Elite FC's Ernesto Perutxo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ernesto Perutxo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Elite FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ernesto Perutxo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 29th minute, José Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Vítor Amorim. Elite FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elite FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Vítor Amorim had in the 32ndth minute some difficulties stopping José Andrade's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Vítor Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Faro in the 40th minute of play forced Elite FC's goalkeeper Vítor Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Álvaro Araújo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vítor Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Vítor Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Joaquim Faro got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 61st minute of the match, Joaquim Faro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vítor Amorim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Elite FC's Pedro Pacheco got a free kick in the 61st minute. Vítor Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Andrade in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Joaquim Faro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vítor Amorim, 0-4. Elite FC's Vítor Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Elite FC from getting a goal against them. André Resende stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sérgio Gueifão's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Elite FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Silva to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Elite FC's Vítor Amorim got control of the ball when Joaquim Faro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 minutes, Agustin Franco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite FC and the SC Irivo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agustin Franco hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After having played for 80 minutes, José Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Irivo's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Andrade 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 Elite FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. António Neves hit a great ball. Joaquim Dias hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Vítor Amorim made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Bernardo Marques sent off a good shot on target. Sérgio Gueifão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Resende having to interfere. Rui Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. André Resende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.