League Play-Off

Estadio Armoniz
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The Vile FC fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Vile FC's Xavier Brito looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Sousa in the 11th minute of play forced Vile FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armindo Matias kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Manuel Simões received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Paulo Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Baptista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacinto Barros in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Xavier Brito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vile FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 25th minute, Mariano Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Melo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Vile FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Barros. After a rather tough play, Armoniz FC's António Nascimento got a free kick in the 35th minute. Rogério Pires, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Paulo Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After having played for 46 minutes, Amadeu Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Armoniz FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amadeu Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xavier Brito to make the kick off. Jacinto Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ricardo Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amadeu Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jacinto Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Mariano Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Armoniz FC's Alexandre Viegas got a free kick in the 67th minute. Xavier Brito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Brito having to interfere. Amadeu Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ricardo Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Xavier Brito got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Armoniz FC's Paulo Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Armoniz FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Amadeu Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armoniz FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amadeu Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Baptista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Vile FC defense, Amadeu Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Baptista. The Vile FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Baptista should have stopped the shot. Vile FC's Ricardo Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Barros in the 91st minute of play. Manuel Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Brito having to interfere. António Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed António Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vile FC booed when Armoniz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. António Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Vile FC's Rogério Pires tried to score from far away in the 99th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Vile FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.