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NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 10980 (Terracing: 8236, Seating: 2525, VIP seats: 219) American Airlines's Anoush Khalatbari 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. Arvin Hökkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Silva's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Edgardo Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arvin Hökkvist read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in American Airlines's zone, Edgardo Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arvin Hökkvist came out of the goal and Edgardo Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Glen Conklin got a free kick in the 9th minute. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 13th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darnell Metcalf, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Arvin Hökkvist 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 19th minute. Tony Pacheco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arvin Hökkvist having to interfere. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bennvar Nobel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match American Airlines got a corner. New England Minas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Darnell Metcalf ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bennvar Nobel was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 26th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 27th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 29th minute of play. A long shot from Tony Pacheco in the 31st minute of play was well struck, but Arvin Hökkvist made a really good save at the right post. In the 32nd minute, Roman Major hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arvin Hökkvist was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Edgardo Silva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edgardo Silva really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Darnell Metcalf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 38 minutes, Edgardo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Minas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Glen Conklin hit a great ball. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anoush Khalatbari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save American Airlines from getting a goal against them. When New England Minas's Edgardo Silva in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye American Airlines's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute Bennvar Nobel 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

American Airlines's Carlo Trujillo was substituted for Gabriel Rossi. Arvin Hökkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 53rd minute of the match. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darnell Metcalf in the 55th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Nobel, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. New England Minas's Emmitt Benson was substituted for Conny Tingberg. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by New England Minas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Darnell Metcalf was slow to take the kick. During this time American Airlines's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Darnell Metcalf got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeremy Nicholas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. New England Minas were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after American Airlines's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Glen Conklin took the corner. After taking down the ball on New England Minas's corner Glen Conklin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arvin Hökkvist quite easily take care of the ball. Arvin Hökkvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgardo Silva went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Metcalf in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvin Hökkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Arvin Hökkvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Sito, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 86 minutes American Airlines's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Glen Conklin who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anoush Khalatbari in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremy Nicholas saved New England Minas from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arturo Sito in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvin Hökkvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Tio Lio came up free with the goalie in the 96th 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.