Prized/Friendly Cup

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ladislao Gines kicked off to start the match. Edgardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Bryant Miles made a huge save. Edgardo Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bryant Miles having to interfere. When Edgardo Silva came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the New England Minas 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 Edgardo Silva couldn't finish the play. Creekers's Bryant Miles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Creekers from getting a goal against them. Edgardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Bryant Miles made a huge save. Edgardo Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bryant Miles came out and tried to block the shot, but Edgardo Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylvesteri Valkama in the 20th minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Gines in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of New England Minas booed when Creekers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uku Karju didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgardo Silva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bryant Miles came out and tried to block the shot, but Edgardo Silva slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ladislao Gines had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Edgardo Silva 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: 3-0. Edgardo Silva struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Bryant Miles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Gines in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edgardo Silva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Creekers's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 51st minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Edgardo Silva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bryant Miles. Creekers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgardo Silva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ladislao Gines got free with Jeremy Nicholas in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. New England Minas made a substitution. Hipolito Emenon replaced Jörgen Frohm. In the 66th minute, Sylvesteri Valkama made a precise shot to the right of Jeremy Nicholas. New England Minas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. After 70 played minutes Creekers got a freekick which was hit by Marat Beroshvili. After 71 played minutes, New England Minas's Lalo Rosas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bryant Miles came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in New England Minas reached it. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riley Trotter in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Tio Lio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bryant Miles. Creekers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tio Lio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. Bryant Miles 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 82nd minute. Bryant Miles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tio Lio in the 84th minute of play. 86 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 Xavier Salazar. Creekers's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tio Lio in the 89th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Tio Lio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryant Miles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Creekers's Xavier Salazar got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Creekers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for New England Minas.