U18 League

Arena Denver
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Richard Ferreira made the kick off and thus started the match. Guilherme Abud who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Gil de Medeiros when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gil de Medeiros came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by DENVER™'s Guilherme Abud. But to his dismay, Guilherme Abud quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Richard Ferreira came free, but Toninho Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gil de Medeiros stood somewhat misplaced when Guilherme Abud came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 11 minute. Rodrigo Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Gil de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Nautilus defense, Guilherme Abud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. The Nautilus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gil de Medeiros should have stopped the shot. Gil de Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Velasco in the 24th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Velasco notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39 minutes, Tarcisio Favoretto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nautilus and the DENVER™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tarcisio Favoretto kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Guilherme Abud got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Guilherme Abud in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gil de Medeiros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gil de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute, Guilherme Abud made a precise shot to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Nautilus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. After 55th play minutes Guilherme Abud shot 8-0, a short shot which went by Gil de Medeiros and just under the crossbar into goal. Rodrigo Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the match, Luiz Guilherme Toscano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Nautilus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luiz Guilherme Toscano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. DENVER™ made a substitution. Márcio Guedes replaced Rodrigo Velasco. DENVER™ made a substitution. Caio de Mendonça replaced Wanderson Passos. DENVER™'s Toninho Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Ferreira in the 69th minute of play. When Nilmar Freitas came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the DENVER™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nilmar Freitas couldn't finish the play. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Abud, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Guilherme Abud made a precise shot to the right of Gil de Medeiros. Nautilus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Márcio Guedes in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gil de Medeiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Guilherme Abud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DENVER™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. A collision led to Nautilus getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Laerte Tasso hit a great ball. Luiz Guilherme Toscano's late challenge caught a Nautilus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Guilherme Toscano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th minute, Luiz Guilherme Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Márcio Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Gil de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DENVER™'s Cleithon Minuhin got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that DENVER™ were the better team. DENVER™'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.