Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ken Rutherford kicked off to start the match. When Al-Fajuth's Wilson Matorin in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th 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. 8 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Alagoano came free, but Winford Taylor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Matorin came free, but Winford Taylor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Winford Taylor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Alagoano in the 11th minute of play. In the 20th minute Rômulo Soares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winford Taylor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseu Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Winford Taylor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Wilson Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winford Taylor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Toninho Prestes fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Al-Fajuth's protests and gave Toninho Prestes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Toninho Prestes hit a great ball. Winford Taylor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Soares scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Winford Taylor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute Eliseu Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Winford Taylor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Léo Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Léo Ortiz hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the game, Al-Fajuth's Eliseu Alagoano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Winford Taylor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Massa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goalkeeper Winford Taylor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodoro Massa. Winford Taylor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teodoro Massa went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Rômulo Soares scored 0-4 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Winford Taylor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Shayne Hess got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 70th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymond Hager to maneuver through the defense. Léo Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Winford Taylor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Al-Fajuth. Édouard Mendy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Val Randle in the 76th minute of play. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Rutherford, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jacques Stovall hit a great ball. Winford Taylor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Carlos Marinho hit a great ball. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Rutherford, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Eliseu Alagoano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Winford Taylor. That made the score 0-5 in the 91 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Al-Fajuth eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.