World League

Royal Masters Arena
Spectators: 7791 (Terracing: 5844, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) 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. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Teofilio in the 4th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Teofilio in the 4th minute of play. Enrique Bologna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tio Lio in the 7th minute of play forced Masters United F.C.'s goalkeeper Enrique Bologna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. After 21 minutes of play, Masters United F.C.'s Saverio Teofilio made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremy Nicholas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Saverio Teofilio sent off a good shot on target. Tony Pacheco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Rafe in the 36th minute of the match. When Roman Nalo fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Masters United F.C.'s protests and gave Roman Nalo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Masters United F.C.'s Roman Nalo got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florencio Rafe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hans-Martin Istad, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans-Martin Istad in the 52nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Bologna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, Masters United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Ted to maneuver through the defense. Masters United F.C.'s Herminio Frantzes was substituted for Celso Hotz. Anselmo Ted kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Anselmo Ted kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Teofilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremy Nicholas came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Masters United F.C.'s Florencio Rafe. But to his dismay, Florencio Rafe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. New England Minas's Arturo Sito was substituted for Tio Lio. In the 73rd match minute, Masters United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Rava to maneuver through the defense. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Rafe in the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Teofilio in the 80th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Hans-Martin Istad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremy Nicholas was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Sito in the 86th minute of play forced Masters United F.C.'s goalkeeper Enrique Bologna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Hans-Martin Istad came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.