In reissue of the state final of 2024, Sport and Náutico faced each other this Saturday (15), for the 8th round of Pernambuco Championship. On Retiro Island, Timbu took the best and won 2-1, with goals from Otusanya and Igor Pereira. Patience decreased to the home owners.
O Nautical does not win the Sport As a visitor since 2019, and Saturday’s victory put the team in the state’s G2, which guarantees direct vacancy for the semifinal. The team reached 15 points, one less than the leader Santa Cruz, who still plays in the round.
On the other hand, Sport has no chance of direct classification for the semifinal and will compete in the second phase of the state. The lion of the island follows with 12 points, in 4th position, and can be exceeded by Retro-PE at the conclusion of the round.
The game
The mastermind of the classic on a Retiro Island with only red-black fans, he took control of the match and tried to leave the nautical, which adopted a more retracted posture and ended up taking the best after error of the home owners.
At 16 minutes, defender Antonio Carlos led in the field of defense and released the ball in Patrick Allan’s foot, who passed to Nigerian Otusanya to pull out, finish in the right corner of Thiago Couto and put the nautical in advantage.
Sam opens the scoring here on Retiro Island 🇦🇹🇳🇬
– Nautical (@nauticope)
After the goal, Timbu closed even more in defense, and Sport had difficulty piercing the rival’s boom. At the end of the first stage, the red-black present on Retiro Island booed the coach Pepa.
On the way around the break, some reflectors of Retiro Island deleted and the game was paralyzed for about seven minutes. When the match was restarted, Sport began to press the Nautical, but without taking great danger to the goal defended by Muriel.
In the final stretch of the match, at 44, the chance that the nautical expected appeared and Igor Pereira did not waste. Shirt 5 stole the ball in the defense field and carried all over the field until it reached the face of goalkeeper Thiago Couto and finishing coverage.
It’s the nauticalooooo !!!! 🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹
– Nautical (@nauticope)
With nothing to lose, Sport launched the attack and managed to decrease with Gonçalo Paciência, at 50, in a firm kick from the entrance of the area. The reaction, however, stopped around, and at the end of the game, fans booed again coach Pepa and, especially, defender Antonio Carlos.
Next games
Sport’s next commitment is for Northeast Cupagainst the Moto Club, again on Retiro Island, Recife.
Already the Nautical, plays for the Santa Cruz-RN, in Natal. The two matches are scheduled for 19h on Wednesday (19).
