Friendly League

OAKLAND STADIUM
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Borussia Dortmund MZB's He Xiao Ao 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. In the 6th minute of the match Borussia Dortmund MZB got a corner. New England Minas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olívio Andrade ran over to the corner to take the kick. 8 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michel Neuer. Borussia Dortmund MZB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgardo Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Xiao Ao in the 11th minute of the match. Edgardo Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th match minute, Borussia Dortmund MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wictor Carlsson to maneuver through the defense. He Xiao Ao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeremy Nicholas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Edgardo Silva scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michel Neuer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Borussia Dortmund MZB's Wictor Carlsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Roman Major in the 26 minute of the game. If Edgardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 32nd minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Major kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Xiao Ao in the 35th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Xiao Ao in the 36th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When He Xiao Ao came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Borussia Dortmund MZB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that He Xiao Ao couldn't finish the play. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Borussia Dortmund MZB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ninão Sapelnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th match minute, Borussia Dortmund MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Fernandez to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Silva to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Koen Rosbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the New England Minas defense, He Xiao Ao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. The New England Minas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremy Nicholas should have stopped the shot. New England Minas made a substitution. Ye Gang Cheng replaced Lalo Rosas. Xiao Bang Kun hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Borussia Dortmund MZB made a substitution. Sune Bergdal replaced He Xiao Ao. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Xiao Bang Kun hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Ronaldão Jaafari 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. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrão de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund MZB's Murilo Palmeira got a free kick in the 82nd minute. New England Minas made a substitution. Arturo Sito replaced Tio Lio. In the 83rd match minute, Borussia Dortmund MZB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Edgardo Silva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel Neuer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute Pedrão de Sousa 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. Michel Neuer 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 89th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Arturo Sito managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Sito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Neuer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sune Bergdal took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeremy Nicholas. Jeremy Nicholas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4.