Friendly League

Caverna do Ogro
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) 4 minutes into the game, Alperen Öksüz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New England Minas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ogro F.C. the free kick. Alperen Öksüz hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Ye Gang Cheng's late challenge caught a Ogro F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ye Gang Cheng helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng got a free kick in the 5th minute. Alysson Rezende 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 11th minute. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Chao Ke in the 14th minute of play. Jeremy Nicholas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gong Chao Ke went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. João Barone kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gong Chao Ke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremy Nicholas was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After 27 played minutes Ogro F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alex Van Halen. After having played for 28 minutes, Edgardo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Minas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerônimo Vergílio in the 31st minute of play. Jörgen Frohm kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Gong Chao Ke dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jeremy Nicholas, 3-0. Gong Chao Ke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jeremy Nicholas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was a well-played corner which Jerônimo Vergílio managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Ogro F.C.'s João Barone got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Ye Gang Cheng hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Ogro F.C.'s Gong Chao Ke got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tony Pacheco made the kick off in the second half. Tony Pacheco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Alysson Rezende made a huge save. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Chao Ke in the 60th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Pacheco got free with Alysson Rezende in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Chao Ke in the 70th minute of play. New England Minas made a substitution. Tio Lio replaced Edgardo Silva. New England Minas made a substitution. Emmitt Benson replaced Alperen Öksüz. Ogro F.C. made a substitution. Nicko McBrain replaced Alex Van Halen. In the 73rd minute Ogro F.C. were awarded a corner. Jerônimo Vergílio went to the cornerflag to take it. Ogro F.C.'s Igor Cavalera was substituted for Gong Chao Ke. 83 minutes into the game, Ogro F.C.'s Dan Zimmermann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremy Nicholas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Alysson Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tio Lio in the 85th minute of the match. Dan Zimmermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerônimo Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Cavalera in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremy Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Glen Conklin kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Cavalera in the 93rd minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ogro F.C. fully deserved thier win.