Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgardo Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Edgardo Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dario Wilhelm was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With his leg Dario Wilhelm managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when New England Minas's Tony Pacheco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edgardo Silva struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Dario Wilhelm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. In the 13thth minute of the game Edgardo Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cascade Park West's Dario Wilhelm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgardo Silva did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Dario Wilhelm 13 minutes into the match. Dario Wilhelm made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Tony Pacheco sent off a good shot on target. New England Minas were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Cascade Park West's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Glen Conklin took the corner. In the 23rd minute, Claude Joyner made a precise shot to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. New England Minas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Tony Pacheco in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dario Wilhelm, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tony Pacheco came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dario Wilhelm could save by the left post. António Nóbrega blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dario Wilhelm having to make a save. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claude Joyner in the 45th minute of the match. Dario Wilhelm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldo Renteria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Claude Joyner 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. A collision led to Cascade Park West getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Piotr Brzakala hit a great ball. Dario Wilhelm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glen Conklin in the 60th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Waldo Renteria sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Silva in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dario Wilhelm saved Cascade Park West from getting behind. After 67 minutes, Zoilo Doblas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cascade Park West and the New England Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. New England Minas made a substitution. Tio Lio replaced Edgardo Silva. Zoilo Doblas kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Claude Joyner tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Claude Joyner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cascade Park West's Wang Sha Qian was substituted for Claude Joyner. 81 minutes into the game, Tio Lio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Dario Wilhelm was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 86th minute Wang Sha Qian 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. Dario Wilhelm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tony Pacheco's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Tio Lio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Wilhelm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tio Lio in the 91st minute of play forced Cascade Park West's goalkeeper Dario Wilhelm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wang Sha Qian got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Sha Qian in the 94th minute of play. 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.