Friendly League

El Carrizal
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. Edgardo Silva started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Pavao Zadro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lobos de Carelia's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavao Zadro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeremy Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nestor Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Pacheco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavao Zadro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez. Nestor Cortez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. Tony Pacheco took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nestor Cortez. Nestor Cortez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Nestor Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 36th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Cortez was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nestor Cortez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jeremy Nicholas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saul Montrel in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Lobos de Carelia getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Eusebio Rios hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Prospero Perico made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Lobos de Carelia's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Nestor Cortez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavao Zadro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Cortez was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Montrel in the 70th minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavao Zadro in the 73rd minute of play. Lobos de Carelia's Nestor Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Pacheco in the 75th minute of play. Edgardo Silva succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 80th playminute. New England Minas's Tio Lio was substituted for Edgardo Silva. The audience was convinced that Arturo Sito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Cortez was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Xiao Bang Kun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tio Lio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Nestor Cortez made a huge save. Arturo Sito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Cortez having to interfere. When the match was over New England Minas could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lobos de Carelia throughout the match.