League Play-Off

Estadio NSPM
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vítor Reis made the kick off which started today's match. NSPM's Fábio Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Pedroso in the 5th minute of play. Rafael Baptista made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Armando Guarda sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the game, Marco Pedroso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hospicio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NSPM the free kick. In the 7th match minute, Hospicio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Pedroso to maneuver through the defense. When NSPM's Vítor Reis in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hospicio's goalie prevented a goal. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hospicio's goalie and right to Valdemar de Souza. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hospicio's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 17 played minutes Hospicio got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Paredes. Armando Guarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Baptista having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Vítor Reis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Baptista. Hospicio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vítor Reis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fábio Pereira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Lisboa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Reis in the 25th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 28 minutes into the game, when Albertino Magalhães put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Hospicio's Albertino Magalhães got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 37 played minutes Vítor Reis rounded Hospicio's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Vítor Reis sped through Hospicio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafael Baptista.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jacinto Lisboa made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Vítor Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NSPM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vítor Reis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hospicio's Jacinto Lisboa got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Emílio Assis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NSPM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hospicio the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Emílio Assis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Armando Guarda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NSPM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Vítor Reis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 73 minutes of play, NSPM's Pedro Moura made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Baptista was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, NSPM's Oliveira Dantas got a free kick in the 77th minute. After 80 played minutes Hospicio got a freekick which was hit by Marco Pedroso. In the 81st minute of the match Vítor Reis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafael Baptista skillfully saved the ball. Rafael Baptista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vítor Reis's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Armando Guarda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafael Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Reis in the 86th minute of play. If Armando Guarda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ricardo Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vítor Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the NSPM players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.