U21 League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Guillermo Koenig started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo Yurin to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tanner Merrill to maneuver through the defense. Bartoli Navagos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ferro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guillermo Koenig received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Bartoli Navagos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 minutes of play, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Federico Valverde made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Segundo Gol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fletcher Lund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Bartoli Navagos made a huge save. When Vito Alsina fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.S.D Punta Ballena's protests and gave Vito Alsina a yellow card for diving instead. Vito Alsina kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Mete Ferro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Qian Wen couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 36th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for New England Minas. Segundo Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Alsina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Alsina in the 42nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Segundo Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Fletcher Lund made a precise shot to the right of Bartoli Navagos. C.S.D Punta Ballena's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1.

The wind increased when Vito Alsina made the kick off in the second half. Vito Alsina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Segundo Gol having to interfere. Segundo Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Valverde, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute, Mete Ferro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 61st minute, Fletcher Lund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartoli Navagos was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 65 minutes into the match, C.S.D Punta Ballena's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Ferro came free, but Bartoli Navagos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pacho Candia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Segundo Gol made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacho Candia in the 74th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Segundo Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Alsina in the 79th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Segundo Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Pearce hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Mikel Envito was substituted for Federico Valverde. The supporters of C.S.D Punta Ballena booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benito Pearce didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vito Alsina got free with Segundo Gol in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Segundo Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikel Envito in the 88th minute of play. After 92 minutes, Serafino Elorriaga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.S.D Punta Ballena and the New England Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vito Alsina who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Segundo Gol when he managed to save the team from getting behind. For all the effort they put into the match, the C.S.D Punta Ballena players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for New England Minas.