Friendly League

E.C Dahls Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgardo Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Silva in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Arvidsson saved Team E.C Dahls from getting behind. In the 10th minute Magnus Meier 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgardo Silva in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dennis Arvidsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roman Major charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Major the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Meier in the 22nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Mikael Herdlevær sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Arvidsson was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 34 played minutes Team E.C Dahls got a freekick which was hit by Julian Paulsen. In the 36th minute, Edgardo Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the game, Edgardo Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Dennis Arvidsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dennis Arvidsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 44th minute of play. Dennis Arvidsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Magnus Meier made a kick off. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Herdlevær, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Herdlevær, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dennis Arvidsson, 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Silva in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Arvidsson saved Team E.C Dahls from getting behind. New England Minas made a substitution. Tio Lio replaced Edgardo Silva. A sloppy throw-in by Julian Paulsen in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by New England Minas's Glen Conklin. The crowd rose to their feet as New England Minas's Tio Lio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dennis Arvidsson. That made the score 1-4 after 72 minutes of play. New England Minas's Tio Lio came free and shot a quick shot against goal 75 minutes in the game, fortunately Dennis Arvidsson had problems saving as it came toward the left post. New England Minas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lalo Rosas in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Kenneth Valla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremy Nicholas was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Tio Lio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dennis Arvidsson having to make a save. Tio Lio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Dennis Arvidsson made a huge save. After some careless play in the Team E.C Dahls defense, Tony Pacheco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dennis Arvidsson. The Team E.C Dahls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dennis Arvidsson should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute, Julian Paulsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tio Lio came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the New England Minas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tio Lio couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched New England Minas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.