Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 4th minute, Tony Pacheco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Truman Harrington was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Pacheco. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Pirani in the 12th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jorge Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Pirani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremy Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Edgardo Silva hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Edgardo Silva ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Truman Harrington was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 27th minute of play. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Truman Harrington didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tony Pacheco went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 40th minute, Alexandru Eugen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PALMEIRAS-UTAH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Pirani in the 42nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in PALMEIRAS-UTAH fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! Tony Pacheco shot the penalty kick right outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 47th minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgardo Silva struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Truman Harrington didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgardo Silva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the PALMEIRAS-UTAH defense, Edgardo Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Truman Harrington. The PALMEIRAS-UTAH fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Truman Harrington should have stopped the shot. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Aloísio Lima sent off a good shot on target. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bailey Kerns in the 62nd minute of play. Edgardo Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Truman Harrington read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Pirani in the 70th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Silva in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Truman Harrington saved PALMEIRAS-UTAH from getting behind. 74 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloísio Lima. In the 75th minute Dominik Olchawa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremy Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bailey Kerns in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jeremy Nicholas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Jeremy Nicholas managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Bailey Kerns fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Jeremy Nicholas managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Bailey Kerns fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jeremy Nicholas was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Bailey Kerns capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bailey Kerns really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. 87 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Bailey Kerns came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. Tio Lio might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Truman Harrington. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tio Lio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 90th minute Tio Lio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Truman Harrington having to interfere. New England Minas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PALMEIRAS-UTAH for a fine match.