U23 League

Arena Julio Verne
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Vítor Trigo kicked off to start the match. Clóvis Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clóvis Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, Caneleiros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clóvis Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Nautilus's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Marquez came free, but Caco Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedê Pimenta kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. If Dedê Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldão de Barros hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Marcus Dias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vítor Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 25 minutes into the match, Nautilus's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Maciel came free, but Caco Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Trigo in the 27th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Nautilus's corner Sandrinho Valadares fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcus Dias quite easily take care of the ball. Marcus Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 37 minutes, Teodoro Carioca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caneleiros FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodoro Carioca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Caneleiros FC's goalkeeper Marcus Dias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrique Passos. After 48 minutes, Cacá Guedes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nautilus and the Caneleiros FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nautilus getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Cacá Guedes hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Passos in the 54th minute of play forced Caneleiros FC's goalkeeper Marcus Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Caneleiros FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sérgio Dias hit a great ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Aníbal Marquez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caneleiros FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aníbal Marquez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcus Dias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Vítor Trigo in the 65th minute of play. Nautilus's Henrique Passos got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Tony Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Nautilus fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Nautilus's José Vítor Trigo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 89th minute, José Vítor Trigo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nautilus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 94th minute, Augusto Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nautilus's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.