Nacional vs Estoril

Estoril snatched all three points at the Estádio da Madeira, defeating Nacional 1-0 thanks to a ninth-minute strike from centre-back Felix Bacher. The Austrian defender converted from a João Carvalho assist early on, and that was all the visitors needed. Nacional dominated possession with 56% of the ball and mustered 14 shots, but lacked the cutting edge to find an equaliser. It was a scrappy affair too — eight yellow cards were brandished across both sides, though neither team was reduced to ten men. The defeat leaves Nacional stuck on 22 points in 15th place, now winless in seven consecutive league games — relegation alarm bells are ringing loud in Funchal. Estoril, meanwhile, move up to 37 points in eighth and keep their upper-half ambitions firmly alive.