League Play-Off

Nisa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oliveira Castro started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Nisa FC's zone, Oliveira Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Amaral came out of the goal and Oliveira Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 8 minutes, Emanuel Maia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nisa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Maia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10thth minute of the game Oliveira Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nisa FC's David Amaral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Oliveira Castro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 20th minute, Vítor Pinheiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Gonçalves was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of Nisa FC booed when Terreiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Setúbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nisa FC's Rodrigo Borges got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliveira Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Maia in the 30th minute of play. Vítor Pinheiro struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Abel Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nisa FC. When Emanuel Maia came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Nisa FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel Maia couldn't finish the play. Nisa FC's David Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Resende in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel Maia was the one to do the kick off. David Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliveira Castro in the 55th minute. Cristiano Resende received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. David Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliveira Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Amaral made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Cristiano Resende sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Nisa FC booed when Terreiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basílio Matos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emanuel Maia struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Abel Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nisa FC. Vítor Pinheiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Gonçalves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Abel Gonçalves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Resende struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. David Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Terreiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Maia in the 75th minute of play forced Terreiro's goalkeeper Abel Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes of play, Nisa FC's Emanuel Maia made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abel Gonçalves was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emanuel Maia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Abel Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Nisa FC's zone, Cristiano Resende stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Amaral came out of the goal and Cristiano Resende tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oliveira Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Amaral having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, Terreiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Matos to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, Nisa FC's Rodrigo Borges shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abel Gonçalves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nisa FC reached it. Nisa FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Terreiro for a fine match.