Friendly League

Monumental de Mipul
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fletcher Uchiha made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, Nautilus's Marcus Talló made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leo Heli was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Marcus Talló's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Heli was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Leo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viorel Pintilie, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Nautilus were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Mipul™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wesley Popken took the corner. The corner ended in Wesley Popken almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mipul™'s Leo Heli did a great save. 19 minutes into the match, Mipul™'s Oskars Kenerts sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anselmo Branco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viorel Pintilie in the 20th minute of play forced Mipul™'s goalkeeper Leo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Nautilus were awarded a corner. Wesley Popken went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Aba Cadabra heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Leo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Talló in the 25th minute of play. Jerônimo de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Mipul™'s goal looked a bit too open when Viorel Pintilie came free, but Leo Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leo Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Talló, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Mipul™ getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Oskars Kenerts hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Wesley Popken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo Heli. Mipul™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley Popken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mipul™'s Leo Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Talló in the 44th minute of play. If Olívio da Silveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marcus Talló made a kick off. Leo Heli made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Marcus Talló sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Nautilus's Marcus Talló slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leo Heli. That made the score 0-3 after 51 minutes of play. In the 55th minute of the match Nautilus got a corner. Mipul™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wesley Popken ran over to the corner to take the kick. 56 minutes into the game, Elpidio Canor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mipul™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nautilus the free kick. In the 59th minute, Fletcher Uchiha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leo Heli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Talló in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Fletcher Uchiha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mipul™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After having played for 71 minutes, Viorel Pintilie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nautilus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viorel Pintilie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Talló, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerônimo de Amorim in the 75th minute of play forced Mipul™'s goalkeeper Leo Heli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nautilus made a substitution. Shi Ke Shu replaced Marcus Talló. Mipul™'s Joaquin Cordero was substituted for Arthur Kinnaird. Nautilus made a substitution. Dedê Dias replaced Aba Cadabra. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Ke Shu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Heli saved Mipul™ from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Jerônimo de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nautilus's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerônimo de Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leo Heli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anselmo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskars Kenerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Shi Ke Shu notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Mipul™'s Leo Heli. Leo Heli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nautilus's Luis-Enrique Rosa was substituted for Olívio da Silveira. Leo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viorel Pintilie in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Paul Stanley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Anselmo Branco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Mipul™ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Nautilus's performance. The match ended with a win for Nautilus.