Friendly League

Parque da Lua
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgardo Silva got the match started through his kick off. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Lopez in the 4th minute of play. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. Hortêncio Cruz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 12 minutes into the match. A collision led to Lunáticos getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Hortêncio Cruz hit a great ball. Dennis Rechnitzer 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 13th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Lopez got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute Wilian Lopez 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. In the 30th minute Tony Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Rechnitzer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Lopez came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lunáticos's Wilian Lopez in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New England Minas's goalie prevented a goal. Lunáticos's Dennis Rechnitzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 35th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dennis Rechnitzer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dennis Rechnitzer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Pacheco in the 40th minute of play. Dennis Rechnitzer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilian Lopez to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Alperen Öksüz managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Alperen Öksüz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Rechnitzer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tony Pacheco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Dennis Rechnitzer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lunáticos made a substitution. Murilo Marinho replaced Válbson Queirós. After having played for 59 minutes, Wilian Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lunáticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilian Lopez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edgardo Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dennis Rechnitzer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Dennis Rechnitzer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Silva's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute Tony Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Rechnitzer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgardo Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dennis Rechnitzer having to make a save. Dennis Rechnitzer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgardo Silva in the 69th minute. After 71 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Jörgen Frohm. New England Minas's Emmitt Benson was substituted for Alperen Öksüz. New England Minas made a substitution. Tio Lio replaced Edgardo Silva. Jörgen Frohm kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murillo Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 73 minutes in the game, Murillo Paranaense dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Dennis Rechnitzer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tio Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. New England Minas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Glen Conklin in the 82nd minute. After taking down the ball on New England Minas's corner Oscar Nordmark fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dennis Rechnitzer quite easily take care of the ball. Dennis Rechnitzer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tio Lio in the 85th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Tio Lio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennis Rechnitzer. Lunáticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tio Lio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Pacheco got free with Dennis Rechnitzer in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, Tio Lio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dennis Rechnitzer was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Dennis Rechnitzer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tio Lio's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. In the 96thth minute of the game Tio Lio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lunáticos's Dennis Rechnitzer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. New England Minas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.