U21 League

Merengue Laranjeiras
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Richard Ferreira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Acácio Porto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Gil de Medeiros when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 8th minute, Acácio Porto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gil de Medeiros, passed just outside the right post. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Nautilus from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá Diniz in the 15th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Gil de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cacá Diniz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gil de Medeiros came out and tried to block the shot, but Cacá Diniz slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 17th minute. Acácio Portos short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Gil de Medeiros to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Kong Ping managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laus Deo's supporters rose to their feet, but Kong Ping was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gil de Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cacá Diniz took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Luis Alberto Moura had several of the Nautilus's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 30 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Gil de Medeiros as he didn't even see the shot coming. Acácio Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros got control of the ball when Luis Alberto Moura tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game Acácio Porto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Cacá Diniz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gil de Medeiros. The goal made the score 7-0. 8-0 became the score in the 44th minute when Acácio Porto elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Acácio Porto was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Acácio Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gil de Medeiros stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Acácio Porto's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Gil de Medeiros came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Laus Deo's Luis Alberto Moura. But to his dismay, Luis Alberto Moura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. The Laus Deo fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Laus Deo's Acácio Porto 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 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gil de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kong Ping, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Acácio Porto sped through Nautilus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil de Medeiros. In the 66th minute Acácio Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laus Deo's Robinho Recife was substituted for Cacá Diniz. The Laus Deo fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Laus Deo's Acácio Porto 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 13-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Recife in the 74th minute of play. After 79th play minutes Acácio Porto shot 14-0, a short shot which went by Gil de Medeiros and just under the crossbar into goal. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 84 minutes Nautilus's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Timur Belyaninov who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acácio Porto in the 85th minute of play forced Nautilus's goalkeeper Gil de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Alberto Moura took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gil de Medeiros. Gil de Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 15-0. Nautilus's Gil de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio Porto in the 89th minute of play. Gil de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Acácio Porto in the 91st minute of play. Gil de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that Laus Deo were the better team. Laus Deo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.