Prized/Friendly Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mete Ferro kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Jie Fan came free, but Martin Markusson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to GeRaÇãO-83 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Paulinho Ralf hit a great ball. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Jie Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Couto in the 16th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dieguinho Paraíba was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Mete Ferro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mete Ferro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Couto in the 25th minute of play. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Jie Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Jie Fan in the 33rd minute of the match. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Jie Fan in the 33rd minute of the match. Martin Markusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rômulo Veiga in the 37th minute of play. GeRaÇãO-83's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stig Sandström in the 40th minute. Stig Sandström made a great header on GeRaÇãO-83's corner, it was just that New England Minas's Martin Markusson managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 42nd minute, Ren Jie Fan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GeRaÇãO-83 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 44 played minutes GeRaÇãO-83 got a freekick which was hit by Ruperto Enol.

In the 53rd minute Didi Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dieguinho Paraíba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cory Kirkland went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After 61 minutes New England Minas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stig Sandström who took care of the corner kick. Dieguinho Paraíba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mete Ferro's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute of the match, Didi Couto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Markusson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Martin Markusson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Jie Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ren Jie Fan got free with Martin Markusson in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GeRaÇãO-83 were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after New England Minas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stig Sandström took the corner. After 88 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Benito Pearce. 91 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's Ren Jie Fan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Markusson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Martin Markusson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ren Jie Fan in the 92nd minute. After 95 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Rashad Velasquez. New England Minas's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.