Official Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Tio Lio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Truman Harrington made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Tony Pacheco sent off a good shot on target. 6 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tio Lio. The audience was convinced that Tony Pacheco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Truman Harrington was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Lima 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 Aloísio Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Tio Lio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Truman Harrington made a huge save. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Olchawa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Truman Harrington 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 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns 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. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Lima in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns in the 33rd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Aloísio Lima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. New England Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aloísio Lima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Tio Lio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bailey Kerns in the 43rd minute of play. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tio Lio in the 45th minute of play. New England Minas were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Glen Conklin took the corner. Glen Conklin made a great header on New England Minas's corner, it was just that PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Andre Randall replaced Bailey Kerns. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aloísio Lima to strike the kick off in the second half. If Aloísio Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Dominik Olchawa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Lima came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 minutes of play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Andre Randall made it 0-3 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! New England Minas made a substitution. Alperen Öksüz replaced Conny Tingberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Tio Lio managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Tio Lio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Truman Harrington breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeremy Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aloísio Lima in the 69th minute. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Sito in the 73rd minute of play. After 78 minutes PALMEIRAS-UTAH'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Ye Gang Cheng heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Roman Major hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in New England Minas's zone, Dominik Olchawa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremy Nicholas came out of the goal and Dominik Olchawa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Sito came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Sito in the 91st minute of play forced PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Truman Harrington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Sito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aloísio Lima got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The PALMEIRAS-UTAH supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PALMEIRAS-UTAH would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.