U21 League

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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Germán Cano made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Green Academy's Thomás Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomaž Turban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th match minute, Green Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Valadares to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Nitra FC booed when Green Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcinho Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomaž Turban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomás Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes of play, Green Academy's Thomás Garcia made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomaž Turban was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Nitra FC defense, Thomás Garcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomaž Turban. The Nitra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomaž Turban should have stopped the shot. Tomaž Turban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomás Garcia in the 26th minute of the match. The throw-in from Luís Paulo das Neves in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Green Academy's Gerson Nascimento. The supporters of Green Academy booed when Nitra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Thomás Garcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Green Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 43 minutes into the match, Green Academy's Thomás Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomaž Turban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nelsinho Ceresso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nitra FC's Nelson Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 54 minutes, Nelson Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nitra FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nelson Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Green Academy's zone, Nelsinho Ceresso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vinícius Olgado came out of the goal and Nelsinho Ceresso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Green Academy's Samuel Siqueira was substituted for Germán Cano. Tomaž Turban came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Green Academy's Samuel Siqueira. But to his dismay, Samuel Siqueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Vinícius Olgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júnior Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Diogo Sousa charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diogo Sousa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Green Academy made a substitution. João Augusto Munhoz replaced Thomás Garcia. Diogo Sousa hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, João Augusto Munhoz made a precise shot to the right of Tomaž Turban. Nitra FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. João Augusto Munhoz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 81 minutes of play, Green Academy's João Augusto Munhoz made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomaž Turban was left in no man's land by his defense there! Umberto Amaral's late challenge caught a Nitra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Umberto Amaral helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd minute, Wiliam Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Nitra FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Luís Paulo das Neves hit a great ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Green Academy could leave the field as winners, despite Nitra FC having more of the ball for most of the match.