NYVELADOS (Interstat) — G3X scored early and often and overwhelmed home side Nyvelados 9-2 on Monday in a high-scoring football match. G3X set the tone almost immediately with goals in the first and second minutes and never let Nyvelados settle. The visitors led by a wide margin by the time the first half was well advanced, and Nyvelados could not close the gap despite two goals from Ivo Alves. G3X’s victory moved it to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions. Nyvelados dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. The match produced 11 goals and little respite for the home defense.

G3X opened the scoring in the first minute when Josildo Barata found the net. Aleix Marti doubled the lead in the second minute. Nyvelados responded in the third minute through Ivo Alves, but G3X answered in the fourth minute with a goal from TH. Danilo Silva made it 5-1 in the 17th minute, and TH added another goal in the 21st minute. Andreas Vaz scored in the 22nd minute, Ivo Alves struck again for Nyvelados in the 23rd minute, and TH completed his hat trick in the 23rd minute. Aleix Marti closed the first-half scoring in the 40th minute plus one minute of stoppage time. Gaules also scored once for G3X. Nyvelados’ goals came in the third and 23rd minutes. G3X scored at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 17th and 21st minutes.

TH was G3X’s top star with three goals while playing the full 90 minutes. Aleix Marti added two goals over 90 minutes, and Ivo Alves scored twice in 90 minutes for Nyvelados. Andreas Vaz, Josildo Barata, Danilo Silva and Gaules each scored once for G3X. Niniu of G3X received a yellow card in the 36th minute. Niniu’s yellow card was the only booking listed in the match. The visitors’ attacking output overwhelmed a Nyvelados side that also conceded heavily in its previous match, a 10-3 loss at Podpah Funkbol Clube. G3X had lost its previous match 4-3 at Dendele, where TH scored once in 90 minutes. Both teams entered the match at 0-1 in the competition.

G3X’s scoring was spread across the first half and came in rapid bursts. Barata and Marti scored within the opening two minutes, and after Alves pulled one back for Nyvelados, TH, Silva and Vaz helped G3X pull away. TH’s second and third goals came in the 21st and 23rd minutes, with Vaz and Alves trading goals in between. Marti’s second goal in first-half stoppage time capped the scoring for the visitors before the break. G3X’s Gaules was also listed among the scorers, giving the visitors a ninth goal. The first-half scoring sequence included nine goals before Marti’s stoppage-time finish.

Nyvelados had no answer after the interval, and G3X managed the match without conceding again. The home side finished with two goals, both from Alves, while G3X had six different scorers, including two with multiple goals. G3X’s TH was the standout performer with a hat trick, and Marti’s brace supported the visitors’ decisive first-half surge. G3X’s six different scorers included TH and Marti, who combined for five goals. G3X’s Marti scored twice in the first half. The result left G3X at 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 across all competitions, while Nyvelados remained at 0-2 in both the competition and across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of G3X 8, Nyvelados 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nyvelados with a 63.9 percent probability to win. Those projections did not match the final result. The simulator and ELO projections were made before the match.