Friendly League

EoDu Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Waylon McQueen in the 4th minute of play forced EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalkeeper Orlando Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to EoDu Uai Sôccer getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Belmiro Mendes hit a great ball. New England Minas's Tobias Herrington got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Patrick Valle might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Winford Taylor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Patrick Valle ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Vítor Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Winford Taylor. New England Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vítor Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If DeAngelo Petty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Herrington, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dwayne Clement during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 26 minutes of play, New England Minas's Tobias Herrington made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there! Winford Taylor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Vítor Favoretto, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Orlando Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dwayne Clement, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Winford Taylor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belmiro Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Waylon McQueen fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Waylon McQueen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of EoDu Uai Sôccer booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waylon McQueen didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 47th minute of the match Waylon McQueen completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Waylon McQueen a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 47th minute, Waylon McQueen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tobias Herrington to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Patrick Valle made a precise shot to the right of Winford Taylor. New England Minas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After some careless play in the New England Minas defense, Patrick Valle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Winford Taylor. The New England Minas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Winford Taylor should have stopped the shot. A collision led to EoDu Uai Sôccer getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Patrick Valle hit a great ball. Winford Taylor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vítor Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. New England Minas's Winford Taylor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Valle in the 72nd minute of play. Vítor Simão scored 4-1 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Winford Taylor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, EoDu Uai Sôccer's Orlando Guimarães got control of the ball when Tobias Herrington tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84th play minutes Vítor Simão shot 5-1, a short shot which went by Winford Taylor and just under the crossbar into goal. Winford Taylor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Simão in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Hans Morrow hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute of the match Joaquim Pereira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Winford Taylor showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The EoDu Uai Sôccer fans cheered their team off the field, for while New England Minas had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.