Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 5 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 Paolo Ruisko. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Ruisko in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. UPTEXTIL.COM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jörgen Frohm ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 12th minute of play. Tony Pacheco hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. UPTEXTIL.COM's Zé Paulo Queirós shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jeremy Nicholas but with some difficulty. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Ruisko in the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cüneyt Berksoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremy Nicholas was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Paolo Ruisko tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Ruisko got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Paolo Ruisko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belchior Mamatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Paulo Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Cüneyt Berksoy came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cüneyt Berksoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremy Nicholas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cüneyt Berksoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 38th minute of the match. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 39th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

UPTEXTIL.COM's Hugo do Valle was substituted for Mário Maldini. The wind increased when Edgardo Silva made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Conny Tingberg hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 56th 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Alperen Öksüz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Cüneyt Berksoy came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 67th minute of play. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belchior Mamatov in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Ruisko in the 76th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 minutes, Paolo Ruisko made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 88 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Cüneyt Berksoy came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belchior Mamatov in the 90th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 97 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Belchior Mamatov came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the New England Minas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for UPTEXTIL.COM.