Federation Clash Challenge

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) New England Minas's Edgardo Silva 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. Tio Lio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Ederono Vilardell made a huge save. Baltazar Weidt's late challenge caught a New England Minas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baltazar Weidt helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Baltazar Weidt. Vitinho Madureira might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeremy Nicholas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vitinho Madureira ran back to his position shaking his head. Ederono Vilardell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Conklin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Edgardo Silva fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Edgardo Silva a yellow card for diving instead. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Zézinho Coutinho was substituted for Akis Lazariadis. In the 19th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Silva to maneuver through the defense. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tạ 黄忠, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Ederono Vilardell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute Edgardo Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ederono Vilardell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Tio Lio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ederono Vilardell was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Sergipano 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. In the 38th minute of the match ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ 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. Vitinho Madureira ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's corner Vitinho Madureira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jeremy Nicholas quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Álvaro Sergipano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremy Nicholas was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Tony Pacheco hit a great ball. Tạ 黄忠 scored 1-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeremy Nicholas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oscar Nordmark could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Ederono Vilardell made a huge save. A hard shot 46 in the game by Tony Pacheco from a close distance when the talented Ederono Vilardell managed to make a qualified save. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's players were relieved. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tạ 黄忠 made a kick off. When ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Tạ 黄忠 in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New England Minas's goalie prevented a goal. Ederono Vilardell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tio Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Edgardo Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ederono Vilardell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tạ 黄忠 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 68 minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tạ 黄忠. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Sito in the 84th minute of play forced ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalkeeper Ederono Vilardell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led New England Minas's Glen Conklin to fire away a dangerous shot which Ederono Vilardell despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Tạ 黄忠 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas got control of the ball when Tạ 黄忠 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ederono Vilardell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Sito in the 92nd minute of the match. Antonio Valente's late challenge caught a ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Valente helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Antonio Valente got a free kick in the 94th minute. Jeremy Nicholas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Candido Oteiza. The ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.