Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Raigo Vananurm got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edgardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Naldo Proença made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Mendonça came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremy Nicholas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Samuel Quirino hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 31st minute of the game was made by Samuel Quirino with Jens-Ove Eriksson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 39th minute of play forced Scarlet Speedster's goalkeeper Naldo Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Jens-Ove Eriksson got a free kick in the 40th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Mendonça in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremy Nicholas saved New England Minas from getting behind. The corner led to New England Minas's Oscar Nordmark getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

The wind increased when Edgardo Silva made the kick off in the second half. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raigo Vananurm, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Naldo Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Severino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tony Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Scarlet Speedster's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jörgen Frohm was slow to take the kick. During this time New England Minas's players had a chance to rest. 68 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's goal looked a bit too open when Tio Lio came free, but Naldo Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Severino in the 70th minute of play. When João Severino, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 70 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Jeremy Nicholas was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Jeremy Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Severino's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Pacheco in the 78th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tony Pacheco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naldo Proença was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Naldo Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Mendonça got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, João Severino made a precise shot to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. New England Minas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Raigo Vananurm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jeremy Nicholas made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Severino got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 99th minute, Alperen Öksüz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Naldo Proença was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The Scarlet Speedster players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.