League Play-Off

Nisa
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Anjos during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SC Gancho! Octávio Malheiro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 10 minutes into the match, SC Gancho's goalkeeper Hugo Morais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Graciano Assis. Hugo Morais was a little too slow when Graciano Assis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, SC Gancho's Eusébio Aleixo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Carneiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After a rather tough play, SC Nisa's Valdemar Machado got a free kick in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afonso Sousa in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Carneiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 31 minutes, Afonso Sousa made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. SC Nisa's Emanuel Carneiro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jorge Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Hugo Morais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Jorge Toscano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 43rd minute Eusébio Aleixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, SC Nisa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timóteo Aires to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Carneiro having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th minute Jorge Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Graciano Assis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of SC Nisa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SC Gancho:s goal. The referee gave SC Gancho a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Xavier Setúbal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SC Nisa's Emanuel Carneiro. 1-3. Viriato Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eusébio Aleixo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Emanuel Carneiro made a huge save. Eusébio Aleixo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Emanuel Carneiro made a huge save. Graciano Assis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Morais having to interfere. Jorge Toscano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SC Gancho's Eusébio Aleixo got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Eusébio Aleixo managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Gancho's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Aleixo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Carneiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Carneiro made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Eusébio Aleixo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Sousa in the 91st minute of play forced SC Nisa's goalkeeper Emanuel Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timóteo Aires's late challenge caught a SC Gancho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timóteo Aires helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Timóteo Aires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afonso Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 99 minutes into the match, SC Nisa's goalkeeper Emanuel Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eusébio Aleixo. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SC Gancho eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.