League Play-Off

Estadio Niza
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oliveira Leal made the kick off which started today's match. Oliveira Leal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Américo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliveira Leal in the 12th minute of play. Américo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Assis in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Macau's goalkeeper André Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Macau's Oliveira Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. André Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Monteiro in the 26th minute of play. Vítor Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 32 played minutes Macau got a freekick which was hit by Catarino Moutinho. If Vítor Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Assis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Macau's André Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Monteiro in the 46th minute of play. Paulo Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Américo Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 Vítor Monteiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Macau defense, Armindo Correia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of André Neves. The Macau fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that André Neves should have stopped the shot. Vítor Monteiro took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Neves. André Neves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Armindo Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. André Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Macau:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Niza:s goal. The referee gave SC Niza a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by David Nogueira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Macau's André Neves. 3-0. 85 minutes into the match, Macau's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Monteiro came free, but André Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macau's André Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Monteiro in the 89th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Oliveira Leal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Américo Amorim was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 93 minutes in the game, Oliveira Leal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Américo Amorim having to interfere. Paulo Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Amorim having to interfere. Paulo Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Américo Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliveira Leal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Américo Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SC Niza fans cheered their team off the field, for while Macau had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.