League Play-Off

Arena Black Bird
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Álvaro Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fábio Chițan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th match minute, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiran Gol to maneuver through the defense. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Alice's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jim Roussel took the corner. Magno Maia made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Raul Elazar sent off a good shot on target. Fábio Chițan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Lima in the 16th minute of play. Alice were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Álvaro Lima took the corner. Álvaro Lima blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fábio Chițan having to make a save. Fábio Chițan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fábio Chițan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Lima in the 23rd minute of the match. Raul Elazar had several of the Alice's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Magno Maia as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 33rd minute, Jim Roussel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Álvaro Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Chițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tiran Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alice's Magno Maia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiran Gol in the 37th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raul Elazar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Raul Elazar made a precise shot to the right of Magno Maia. Alice's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alice's goalkeeper Magno Maia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Elazar in the 58th minute of play forced Alice's goalkeeper Magno Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magno Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After some careless play in the Alice defense, Raul Elazar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Magno Maia. The Alice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Magno Maia should have stopped the shot. In the 70th minute Raul Elazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Magno Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Fred Zonta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Lima in the 74th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Fábio Chițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Chițan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With an all-out effort, Alice's Fábio Chițan threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Álvaro Lima, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Magno Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Álvaro Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fábio Chițan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Álvaro Lima took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fábio Chițan. Fábio Chițan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Fred Zonta got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Fábio Chițan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Álvaro Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The supporters of Alice booed when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tibet Göçmen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute of the game Jim Roussel made a throw-in which Bert Shamp played forward. In the 96thth minute of the game Raul Elazar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alice's Magno Maia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ were the better team. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.