Official Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 626 (Terracing: 470, Seating: 144, VIP seats: 12) Edwin Grabert started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Owen Tomaszewski made in the 4th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vilmantas Magdišauskas. After 11 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Vilmantas Magdišauskas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremy Nicholas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Grabert 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 Edwin Grabert in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Grabert in the 35th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 36 minutes into the game, when Orestas Mineikis put in a rough tackle. In the 36th minute, one of Savage Hippo: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 Savage Hippo. Savage Hippo:s Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed great skill when he stopped Edgardo Silva:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Edgardo Silva did a trick in the 39th minute in front of Savage Hippo's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-1. An impressive performance by New England Minas's Edgardo Silva! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Silva to strike the kick off in the second half. A throw-in in the 51st minute of the game was made by Agatas Alkauskas with Vakaris Daujotas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 55 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 63rdth minute of the game Tio Lio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeremy Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vilmantas Magdišauskas in the 65th minute. In the 67th match minute, Savage Hippo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jørund Markhus to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Glen Conklin came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddie Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Agatas Alkauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vilmantas Magdišauskas in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute Savage Hippo were awarded a corner. Eddie Bjurström went to the cornerflag to take it. After 80 played minutes Savage Hippo got a freekick which was hit by Jørund Markhus. In the 83rd minute, Emmitt Benson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 87 played minutes Savage Hippo got a freekick which was hit by Saulius Pilipavičius.

New England Minas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.