Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edgardo Silva got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glen Conklin to maneuver through the defense. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcisio Luz in the 8th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laércio Trigo. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgardo Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Luz, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Tarcisio Luz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jeremy Nicholas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Laércio Trigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 31st minute of the match. Ye Gang Cheng made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Eliseu Ribeiro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliseu Ribeiro during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Eliseu Ribeiro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 35th minute of play forced PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Laércio Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Glen Conklin ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 38th minute Tarcisio Luz 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. Eliseu Ribeiro made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng. In the 44th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Glen Conklin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Oscar Nordmark almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Laércio Trigo did a great save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tarcisio Luz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Tarcisio Luz came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. New England Minas made a substitution. Xiao Bang Kun replaced Jörgen Frohm. In the 58th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glen Conklin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to PEÇONHENTO FC MG getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Eliseu Ribeiro hit a great ball. Laércio Trigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. New England Minas's Conny Tingberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eliseu Ribeiro in the 64 minute of the game. A collision led to PEÇONHENTO FC MG getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Leonel Pinheiro hit a great ball. PEÇONHENTO FC MG made a substitution. Agnaldo Lopes replaced Tarcisio Luz. PEÇONHENTO FC MG made a substitution. Tony Tavares replaced Waldemar Niedziela. In the 68th minute Ye Gang Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Laércio Trigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Tio Lio came free, but Laércio Trigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laércio Trigo 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 89th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Eliseu Ribeiro in the 95th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng. PEÇONHENTO FC MG's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.