Prized/Friendly Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Inácio Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MarquinhosEC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Zézinho Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zézinho Simões 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 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Curt Montes came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Susara in the 24th minute of play. Alperen Öksüz hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Curt Montes in the 28th minute of the match. Tony Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Simões having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Florin Susara came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgardo Silva. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Pacheco in the 41st minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alperen Öksüz hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The New England Minas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MarquinhosEC were winning 0-2.

Jeremy Nicholas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Florin Susara showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 51 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 Curt Montes in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alperen Öksüz didn't get a good kick on the ball. New England Minas made a substitution. Tio Lio replaced Edgardo Silva. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alperen Öksüz hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Roman Major got a free kick in the 77th minute. Tio Lio took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zézinho Simões. Zézinho Simões dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 88th minute Tio Lio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zézinho Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 90 in the game by Florin Susara from a close distance when the talented Jeremy Nicholas managed to make a qualified save. New England Minas's players were relieved. After 91 minutes, Lalo Rosas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New England Minas and the MarquinhosEC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emmitt Benson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, one of New England Minas:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for New England Minas. New England Minas:s Jeremy Nicholas showed great skill when he stopped Inácio Freitas:s penalty. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MarquinhosEC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.