Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Spencer Holder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 6th minute of play. Spencer Holder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 6th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Lincoln Hand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. New England Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lincoln Hand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alperen Öksüz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Spencer Holder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Jerzyk in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute S.D. Bajen were awarded a corner. Adrian Nicolae went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of New England Minas booed when S.D. Bajen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spencer Holder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Silva's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Spencer Holder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 26th minute of play. Tony Pacheco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Spencer Holder came out and tried to block the shot, but Tony Pacheco slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 26th minute. Spencer Holder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Conklin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tony Pacheco fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Tony Pacheco a yellow card for diving instead. Tony Pacheco hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Tony Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Spencer Holder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremy Nicholas came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by S.D. Bajen's Filip Jerzyk. But to his dismay, Filip Jerzyk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lincoln Hand in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

In the 58th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alperen Öksüz to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st match minute, S.D. Bajen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lincoln Hand to maneuver through the defense. S.D. Bajen's Korey Benedict was substituted for Mark Twainborg. After 62 played minutes S.D. Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Lincoln Hand. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Jerzyk in the 67th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Lincoln Hand sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute, Tio Lio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Spencer Holder was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. S.D. Bajen's Lorenzo Elia was substituted for Filip Jerzyk. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Spencer Holder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute Lorenzo Elia 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. Lincoln Hand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Jeremy Nicholas made a huge save. Spencer Holder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Pacheco in the 85th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tio Lio in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spencer Holder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Elia in the 90th minute of play. Glen Conklin charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glen Conklin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Glen Conklin hit a great ball. S.D. Bajen's Vern Park was substituted for Petrigai Solanos. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glen Conklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, S.D. Bajen's Adrian Nicolae tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.