CD Nacional beat Estoril Praia 2-0 in the Primeira Liga. The key moment arrived in the 32nd minute, when Estoril's Xeka was sent off after a second yellow card, leaving the visitors with ten men for the bulk of the game. Nacional made the numerical advantage count with two late goals.
The deadlock was broken in the 68th minute when Ze Vitor scored from Léo Santos's assist, and Léo Santos doubled the lead nine minutes later, finishing from Daniel de Melo's pass. Those two quick goals turned a match Nacional had mostly controlled into a comfortable win.
The stats underline the home side's dominance: 59 per cent possession, 20 shots to nine, five big chances to none and an expected-goals figure of 2.08 against 0.82. Estoril still managed five shots on target to Nacional's three, though, with the home goalkeeper making five saves, so the visitors stayed in touch until the late flurry.
