Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Kacper Wasikowski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacper Wasikowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. S.D. Bajen's Spencer Holder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 6th minute of play. Spencer Holder came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by New England Minas's Edgardo Silva. But to his dismay, Edgardo Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Spencer Holder, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 13th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Spencer Holder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Spencer Holder was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Edgardo Silva put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Spencer Holder. In the 18th minute, Edgardo Silva made a precise shot to the right of Spencer Holder. S.D. Bajen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 4-1 became the score in the 24th minute when Kacper Wasikowski elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Spencer Holder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spencer Holder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. After 35 minutes S.D. Bajen'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. S.D. Bajen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kacper Wasikowski in the 41st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of New England Minas's goalie and right to Sam Malone. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. New England Minas's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 47th minute Kacper Wasikowski 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgardo Silva to make the kick off. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lincoln Hand in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Edgardo Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.D. Bajen's Spencer Holder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Kacper Wasikowski sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Roman Major hit a great ball. After 58 played minutes, S.D. Bajen's Kacper Wasikowski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in S.D. Bajen reached it. S.D. Bajen's Spencer Holder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Pacheco in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th minute António Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spencer Holder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Kacper Wasikowski sent off a good shot on target. Edgardo Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. S.D. Bajen's Ulysses Baldwin was substituted for Sam Malone. S.D. Bajen made a substitution. Vern Park replaced Foster Contreras. After 74 minutes of play, New England Minas's Tio Lio made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Spencer Holder was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tio Lio in the 78th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Spencer Holder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes S.D. Bajen got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Osielski. Glen Conklin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Spencer Holder. S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Rodrigo. Spencer Holder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tio Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After having played for 89 minutes, Tio Lio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Minas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tio Lio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Petrigai Solanos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 91 minutes, Tio Lio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Minas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tio Lio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th minute Tio Lio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spencer Holder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New England Minas were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after S.D. Bajen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Glen Conklin took the corner. New England Minas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of S.D. Bajen for a fine match.