League Play-Off

Estadio Manique
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adolfo Vilanova took the kick off in the first half of the match. Samuel Valadares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rui Gaspar's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Rui Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Samuel Valadares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nazerete's Rui Gaspar in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manique FC's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Pacheco hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Adolfo Vilanova received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Óscar Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Estevão Matias was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 27th minute. Manique FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Estevão Matias came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Manique 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 Estevão Matias couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute, Nazerete's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Estevão Matias fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Rui Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nazerete's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Gaspar in the 37th minute of play forced Manique FC's goalkeeper Samuel Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Sérgio Matos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nazerete's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manique FC the free kick. The supporters of Manique FC booed when Nazerete was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Anjos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Óscar Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Vilanova, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cristiano Borges fell near the penalty area in the 49th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nazerete's protests and gave Cristiano Borges a yellow card for diving instead. After 50 played minutes Nazerete got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Borges. After recieving a nice pass, Manique FC's André Oliveira tried to score from far away in the 51st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rui Gaspar was the one to do the kick off. After 57 minutes, Carlos Castilho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manique FC and the Nazerete players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nazerete were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Manique FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Francisco Sousa took the corner. Rodolfo Marques tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Samuel Valadares. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 60th minute. Bruno Pacheco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuel Valadares having to make a save. Rui Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Valadares having to interfere. Estevão Matias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Óscar Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Rui Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nazerete's supporters rose to their feet, but Rui Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruno Pacheco took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Samuel Valadares. Samuel Valadares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Estevão Matias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Estevão Matias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Ramos having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Estevão Matias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Óscar Ramos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Rui Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Valadares having to interfere. Estevão Matias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Óscar Ramos having to interfere. Horácio Mourão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Ramos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. In the 99th minute, António Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Manique FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Nazerete's performance. The match ended with a win for Nazerete.