League Play-Off

Estadio Novais
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vicente Pedroso got the match started through his kick off. Marco Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Pedroso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, SC Nadrupe's Vicente Pedroso made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marco Amaral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardo Miranda's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Gaspar Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Pedroso in the 35th minute of play forced Novais's goalkeeper Marco Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Miranda struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Marco Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Nadrupe. Gaspar Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henrique Freitas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Henrique Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Viegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Amaral in the 56th minute of the match. If Bernardo Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 62 minutes, Bernardo Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Nadrupe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Novais's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Pedroso came free, but Marco Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Freitas in the 65th minute of play forced SC Nadrupe's goalkeeper Gaspar Viegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaspar Viegas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Marco Amaral made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Miranda in the 77th minute. Novais's Marco Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Novais from getting a goal against them. After having played for 91 minutes, Bernardo Miranda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Nadrupe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Miranda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Novais's Marco Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Novais from getting a goal against them. Amadeu Dias's late challenge caught a Novais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeu Dias helped the player get up and apologised.