Friendly League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Igor Coronado started the match with the kick off. Wilbur Farrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho da Silveira in the 6th minute of the match. Bradley Burks hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Igor Coronado came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Igor Coronado couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the game, MAZER SAF's Yuri Alberto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilbur Farrell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Félix Torres hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Wilbur Farrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Coronado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilbur Farrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Coronado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Coronado succeeded in the game's 19th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Rutherford in the 23rd minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Osvaldo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the MAZER SAF defense, Ken Rutherford kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldo Marques. The MAZER SAF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldo Marques should have stopped the shot. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Yuri Alberto hit a great ball. Osvaldo Marques took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Burks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Coronado in the 32nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Wilbur Farrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Coronado took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilbur Farrell. Wilbur Farrell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 37th minute, Yuri Alberto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilbur Farrell was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 41st minute Igor Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Farrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilbur Farrell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celsinho da Silveira went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Luiz Fabiano Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ken Rutherford was the one to do the kick off. Wilbur Farrell was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Igor Coronado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Igor Coronado really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. With an all-out effort, MAZER SAF's Wilbur Farrell threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jarbas Borges, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 58 minutes, Renato Barrios mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New England Minas and the MAZER SAF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Renato Barrios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho da Silveira came free, but Wilbur Farrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuri Alberto scored 1-7 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilbur Farrell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Domenico Welch's late challenge caught a MAZER SAF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Domenico Welch helped the player get up and apologised. 83 minutes into the game, Celsinho da Silveira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-8. Wilbur Farrell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 86th minute Yuri Alberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Farrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New England Minas's Wilbur Farrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 88th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celsinho da Silveira in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilbur Farrell saved New England Minas from getting behind. With a little luck, New England Minas's Wilbur Farrell got control of the ball when Igor Coronado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilbur Farrell was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Joélson Coutinho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joélson Coutinho really showed his touch with that goal: 1-9. Yuri Alberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilbur Farrell having to interfere. When the match was over MAZER SAF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than New England Minas throughout the match.