NYVELADOS (Interstat) — Dendele survived a chaotic global football match against Nyvelados on Monday, winning 8-7 after a first half that produced all of the scoring and a red card that changed the shape of the contest. Dendele was the visiting team and Nyvelados was the home team. The teams traded attacking bursts from the opening minutes, and the match was decided before halftime as both sides repeatedly broke through. The game featured 15 goals and five yellow cards.

Lucas Guilherme led Dendele with four goals, opening the scoring in the first minute and doubling the lead in the third. Nyvelados answered through Marcos MV, who scored twice in the 18th minute. Guilherme restored Dendele’s advantage in the 23rd, and Christian Santos made it 4-2 in the 26th. Dendele added another goal in the 26th, then received a further cushion when Guilherme scored in the 32nd. Marcos MV scored again in the 34th, Gol scored in the 38th and Dendele capped the first-half scoring in the second minute of stoppage time. Guilherme played 90 minutes and was Dendele’s top star, following a two-goal performance in Dendele’s previous match at DesimpaiN. The scoring sequence included four goals from Guilherme and one each from Christian Santos and the Dendele players who completed the other finishes.

Nyvelados’ Medeiros G. was sent off in the 26th minute, leaving the hosts to chase the game a man down. The dismissal did not end Nyvelados’ attack. Marcos MV completed his hat trick in the 34th, Gol scored in the 38th and finished with three goals and a yellow card, and Falcao also found the net as Nyvelados kept pressing. Dendele scored again in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. The teams combined for 15 goals, with Dendele’s eight-goal output outweighing Nyvelados’ seven. Nyvelados’ goals came from Marcos MV, Gol and Falcao, while Dendele’s scoring was led by Guilherme and Christian Santos.

Marcos MV played 90 minutes and scored three goals. Gol played 90 minutes and had three goals plus a yellow card. Falcao played 90 minutes and scored once. Christian Santos played 90 minutes and scored once. Yellow cards went to Nyvelados’ Scooby M. in the 15th, Nyvelados again in the 22nd, Dendele’s Gustavo Hungaro in the 31st, Nyvelados’ Gol in the 31st and Dendele’s Almeida V. in the 40th. The red card to Medeiros G. in the 26th left Nyvelados short for the remainder of the match.

Dendele’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins and 1 loss. Dendele’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins and 1 loss. Nyvelados’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 4 losses. Nyvelados’s season record across all competitions is now 0 wins and 4 losses. Dendele’s previous results this season included an 8-2 win at DesimpaiN, a 4-2 home loss to Capim and a 4-3 home win over G3X. Nyvelados had lost 7-4 at Capim, 9-2 at home to G3X and 10-3 at Podpah Funkbol Clube before this match. Dendele scored eight goals and Nyvelados scored seven in the high-scoring contest. Dendele’s competition record moved to three wins and one loss, and its overall record matched that mark. Nyvelados remained winless in competition and overall play.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Dendele 9, Nyvelados 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Nyvelados with a 52.3 percent probability to win before the match. The simulator’s projected margin was six goals. The simulator and ELO projections were recorded before the match.