Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Julio Verne
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcus Talló kicked off to start the match. Anselmo Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fermin Furtado in the 5th minute of play. Cristo Colas was a little too slow when Viorel Pintilie got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 9th minute, Aaron Duarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viorel Pintilie in the 10th minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristo Colas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristo Colas 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 16th minute. With a little luck, Almeyra F.C.'s Cristo Colas got control of the ball when Viorel Pintilie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anselmo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Otsoko in the 25th minute of the match. Cristo Colas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Talló in the 26th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Armando Furlan made a precise shot to the right of Cristo Colas. Almeyra F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Cristo Colas 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 36th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Nautilus's Viorel Pintilie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristo Colas. That made the score 3-0 after 38 minutes of play. In the 44th minute Fermin Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adan Otsoko made a kick off. After 57 minutes, Marcus Talló made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Almeyra F.C.'s Cristo Colas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Talló in the 62nd minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristo Colas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristo Colas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Talló's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Talló in the 64th minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristo Colas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristo Colas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Talló, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Almeyra F.C.'s zone, Viorel Pintilie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristo Colas came out of the goal and Viorel Pintilie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nautilus's Shi Ke Shu was substituted for Marcus Talló. After 73 played minutes Almeyra F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Adan Otsoko. Nautilus made a substitution. Olívio da Silveira replaced Armando Furlan. A collision led to Almeyra F.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Adan Otsoko hit a great ball. In the 75thth minute of the game Viorel Pintilie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Almeyra F.C.'s Cristo Colas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristo Colas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ke Shu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adan Otsoko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Branco having to interfere. Nautilus's Shi Ke Shu got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 87 played minutes Nautilus got a freekick which was hit by Olívio da Silveira. After some careless play in the Almeyra F.C. defense, Viorel Pintilie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristo Colas. The Almeyra F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristo Colas should have stopped the shot. Saverio Locaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nautilus walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.