Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgardo Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Oscar Nordmark hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Tony Pacheco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Achour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Edgardo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anis Achour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Symba's Anis Achour got control of the ball when Edgardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Alperen Öksüz got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Chérif in the 23rd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anis Achour made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Edgardo Silva sent off a good shot on target. Anis Achour was out of position in the 27 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. The audience was convinced that Alperen Öksüz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anis Achour was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Symba's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Pacheco in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Symba's goalkeeper Anis Achour had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgardo Silva. Anis Achour made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Edgardo Silva sent off a good shot on target. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tony Pacheco in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anis Achour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomás San Juan kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Jörgen Frohm sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anis Achour narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anis Achour was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Tony Pacheco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tony Pacheco really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0.

Symba made a substitution. Sílvio Veiga replaced Khaled Chérif. Anis Achour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 54 played minutes Symba got a freekick which was hit by Imed Akid. Edgardo Silva scored 3-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anis Achour, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Conny Tingberg charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conny Tingberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Conny Tingberg got a free kick in the 61st minute. 65 minutes into the match, Symba's goal looked a bit too open when Alperen Öksüz came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alperen Öksüz in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anis Achour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Symba:s Anis Achour showed great skill when he stopped Jörgen Frohm:s penalty. 78 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Emmitt Benson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anis Achour narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Hatem Ben Amor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tio Lio scored 5-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anis Achour, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Veiga in the 87th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Tio Lio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anis Achour was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Roman Major kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. If Tony Pacheco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Symba players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for New England Minas.