Friendly League

Estádio dos Aflitos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Júlio Mineiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Júlio Mineiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Larkspur AFC's Terrance Blum was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Júlio Mineiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Terrance Blum made a huge save. Júlio Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Terrance Blum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Matos in the 10th minute of play forced Larkspur AFC's goalkeeper Terrance Blum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes Larkspur AFC got a freekick which was hit by Clint Finch. Nautico's Rafinha Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ollie Bishop in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Emanuel Perez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Terrance Blum. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 22nd match minute, Nautico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Tarcisio Tasso 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. Ollie Bishop might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafinha Silva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ollie Bishop ran back to his position shaking his head. Fred Silveira, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. With a little luck, Larkspur AFC's Terrance Blum got control of the ball when Wesley Catarinense tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th match minute, Nautico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caco Donatello to maneuver through the defense. When Larkspur AFC's Landon Mathews in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nautico's goalie prevented a goal. Rafinha Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Landon Mathews in the 40th minute of play. If Júlio Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Landon Mathews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafinha Silva having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Rafinha Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Landon Mathews, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Ollie Bishop recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dante Corona charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dante Corona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Nautico booed when Larkspur AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dante Corona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Júlio Mineiro in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Terrance Blum prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Perez took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Terrance Blum. Terrance Blum dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 66th minute, Júlio Mineiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nautico fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. If Emanuel Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Landon Mathews struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Rafinha Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Larkspur AFC. Júlio Mineiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Terrance Blum having to interfere. Ollie Bishop did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Rafinha Silva 80 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauro Meirelles during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Nautico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. Terrance Blum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ollie Bishop during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nautico walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.