Friendly League

Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfredo Martins started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Edgardo Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Bang Kun in the 7th minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Martins in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Tony Pacheco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Martins in the 12th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Pacheco kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Xiao Bang Kun made a precise shot to the right of Dida Taffarel. Marquês de Herval's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Pacheco in the 23rd minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New England Minas's Edgardo Silva managed to work through Marquês de Herval's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Edgardo Silva dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 34th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Alfredo Martins sent off a good shot on target. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 43rd minute of play. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Antonio Valente hit a great ball. Marquês de Herval's Moussa Kabre shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 48th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jeremy Nicholas but with some difficulty. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Tony Pacheco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredo Martins in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremy Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dida Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Tony Pacheco sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute Alfredo Martins 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Pacheco got free with Dida Taffarel in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 66 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Moraes came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Dorian Moraes in the 69th minute of play. In the 70thth minute of the game Dorian Moraes 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. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian Moraes in the 79th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgardo Silva got free with Dida Taffarel in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Edgardo Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dida Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Marquês de Herval getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Toby Major hit a great ball. New England Minas's Arturo Sito was substituted for Tony Pacheco. New England Minas's Tio Lio was substituted for Edgardo Silva. New England Minas made a substitution. Zachery Church replaced Ye Gang Cheng. A collision led to Marquês de Herval getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Selami Rezan hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, Arturo Sito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Despite being the better team, New England Minas failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.