Friendly League

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) New England Minas's Edgardo Silva started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Edgardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 3rd minute of play. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert in the 13th minute of play. After 17 minutes, Edgardo Silva made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute of the match, Iwan Kasiewski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jeremy Nicholas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Jörgen Levander sent off a good shot on target. 32 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 Jörgen Levander. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Kasiewski got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 37th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Nils Hopp came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Kasiewski got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Jörgen Levander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kurdistan's Lars Bammerman was substituted for Jörgen Levander. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jörgen Levander hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lars Bammerman made the kick off in the second half. Edgardo Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alaaddin Solskjær having to make a save. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Iwan Kasiewski 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, 1-1. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwan Kasiewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Lars Bammerman 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. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwan Kasiewski in the 66th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Hopp, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström was substituted for Lars Bammerman. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Ubaldo Ritchie replaced Nils Hopp. New England Minas's Zachery Church was substituted for Ye Gang Cheng. New England Minas's Tony Pacheco was substituted for Tio Lio. In the 77thth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tony Pacheco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alaaddin Solskjær having to make a save. In the 81st minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. FC Kurdistan'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 85th minute, Lars Sundström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Kurdistan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. New England Minas made a substitution. Arturo Sito replaced Edgardo Silva. Jeremy Nicholas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Sundström went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 96th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Carlos-Alberto Bayona got a free kick in the 97th minute.