League

Vale of Knights
Spectators: 10799 (Terracing: 8100, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgardo Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. New England Minas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by António Nóbrega in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 9th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Edgardo Silva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Stacy Daniel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Rado in the 15th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes, Arturo Di Rado made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 21 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Stacy Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 28th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. Black Knights FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. António Nóbrega ran over to the corner to take the kick. 30 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Rado came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 played minutes Black Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Scottie Huston. In the 38th minute Edgardo Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stacy Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Rado came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stacy Daniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tio Lio came free, but Stacy Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The throw-in from Glen Conklin in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Black Knights FC's Kirby Metzger. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. New England Minas's Zachery Church was substituted for Ye Gang Cheng. A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Raúl Carvalho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliot Mercado in the 60th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrone Wolff, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The throw-in from Glen Conklin in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Black Knights FC's Kirby Metzger. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyrone Wolff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Pacheco. After some careless play in the Black Knights FC defense, Edgardo Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stacy Daniel. The Black Knights FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stacy Daniel should have stopped the shot. Black Knights FC made a substitution. Martin Mason replaced Scottie Huston. The supporters of Black Knights FC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glen Conklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The New England Minas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.