World League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgardo Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pantelis Kotoulas in the 3rd minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pantelis Kotoulas in the 5th minute of the match. Tony Pacheco might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edgar Dres. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tony Pacheco ran back to his position shaking his head. Cornelius Baxter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alperen Öksüz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Edgar Dres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Pacheco in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Pantelis Kotoulas came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes ZIELONE LUDKI got a freekick which was hit by 李川铮. After 24 played minutes ZIELONE LUDKI got a freekick which was hit by Tolek Czysty. With a little luck, ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres got control of the ball when Edgardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Tony Pacheco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Jörgen Frohm got a free kick in the 26th minute. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pantelis Kotoulas in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match ZIELONE LUDKI got a corner. New England Minas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cornelius Baxter ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 35 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Alperen Öksüz. Tony Pacheco took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edgar Dres. Edgar Dres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Jeremy Nicholas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pantelis Kotoulas went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Edgar Dres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

ZIELONE LUDKI's Brandon McConnach was substituted for Pantelis Kotoulas. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brandon McConnach to strike the kick off in the second half. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brandon McConnach in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Tony Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Dres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Jörgen Frohm hit a great ball. If Edgardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 Cornelius Baxter. Edgar Dres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tio Lio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hipolito Emenon hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brandon McConnach in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremy Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brandon McConnach got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Emenon to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Brandon McConnach dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jeremy Nicholas, 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 Brandon McConnach in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Adamowicz in the 91st minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Nathan Tieleman threw the ball into play from the sideline. New England Minas's Hipolito Emenon quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 96 minutes, Tio Lio made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. ZIELONE LUDKI's Edgar Dres tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.