Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tod Mosley made the kick off and thus started the match. After 8 minutes, Pere Ba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New England Minas and the DENVER™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 8 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Pere Ba. New England Minas's Winford Taylor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Abud in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Freitas in the 21st minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Winford Taylor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diguinho Vargas hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind New England Minas's goalkeeper Winford Taylor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Winford Taylor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Abud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nilmar Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute Tod Mosley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delfim Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New England Minas's Pere Ba was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Delfim Bastos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Guilherme Abud sped through New England Minas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Winford Taylor. When Toma Nkut fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Toma Nkut a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Toma Nkut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 43 minutes, Conrado Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DENVER™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Paraibano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guilherme Abud made a kick off. Delfim Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Mosley in the 52nd minute of play. During the 54th minute of the match Toma Nkut completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Toma Nkut a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 54 played minutes New England Minas got a freekick which was hit by Toma Nkut. Waylon McQueen kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Tobias Herrington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 72 minutes, Adrianinho Negri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DENVER™ and the New England Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adrianinho Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. DENVER™'s Delfim Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Herrington in the 79th minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match, Nilmar Freitas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Winford Taylor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Delfim Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Herrington in the 89th minute of the match. Winford Taylor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio de Mendonça in the 93rd minute of the match. Winford Taylor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilmar Freitas's shot from short distance in the 95th minute.