World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Biagio Tolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Urtungo Verdejo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 12th minute, Tio Lio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New England Minas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Urtungo Verdejo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jeremy Nicholas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Corrado Piscopo sent off a good shot on target. Urtungo Verdejo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jeremy Nicholas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corrado Piscopo in the 20th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Urtungo Verdejo came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Tolin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgardo Silva went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Miguel Tristan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Jeremy Nicholas made a huge save. Biagio Tolin 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 29th minute. Biagio Tolin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Urtungo Verdejo came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corrado Piscopo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th 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 Alvaro Tolin in the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Edgardo Silva made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Medoacus Maior got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Grimaldi. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Roman Major hit a great ball. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Tristan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Tristan, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. New England Minas's Zachery Church was substituted for Roman Major. Medoacus Maior made a substitution. Fausto Fontanive replaced Cristiano Leggeri. New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng was substituted for Lalo Rosas. 72 minutes into the game, Zachery Church threw the ball into play from the sideline. Medoacus Maior's Edmondo Grimaldi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in New England Minas's zone, Urtungo Verdejo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremy Nicholas came out of the goal and Urtungo Verdejo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Biagio Tolin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tio Lio in the 78th minute. Tony Pacheco scored 0-6 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Biagio Tolin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Urtungo Verdejo came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Medoacus Maior 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 Urtungo Verdejo couldn't finish the play. Tony Pacheco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Biagio Tolin made a huge save. When the final whistle sounded New England Minas left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Medoacus Maior.