U23 World League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Cory Kirkland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cory Kirkland to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of PINGO PINGO booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cobi Bernal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Manuel Galo 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. New England Minas's Segundo Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Galo in the 7th minute of play. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Manuel Galo sped through New England Minas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Segundo Gol. Segundo Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Bidun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PINGO PINGO were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after New England Minas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucio Egun took the corner. After taking down the ball on PINGO PINGO's corner Ruben Bidun fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Segundo Gol quite easily take care of the ball. PINGO PINGO's Raul Isias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cory Kirkland in the 19th minute of play. Raul Isias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cory Kirkland in the 21st minute of the match. Segundo Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Micarelli in the 24th minute of play. Raul Isias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fletcher Lund in the 25th minute of play. Ruben Bidun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Segundo Gol having to interfere. New England Minas's Segundo Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Micarelli in the 30th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Alvaro Micarelli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Segundo Gol. New England Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Micarelli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Raul Isias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cory Kirkland, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The New England Minas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PINGO PINGO were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Alvaro Micarelli made the kick off in the second half. Don Bagui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Isias having to interfere. Segundo Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Micarelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jão Cabeleira hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's Lucio Egun broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Dirk Hatfield hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Manuel Galo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raul Isias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cory Kirkland, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute of the match, Omar Asad got a very nice opportunity to score, but Segundo Gol was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Segundo Gol came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by PINGO PINGO's Omar Asad. But to his dismay, Omar Asad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Chris Cabezon managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Chris Cabezon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Isias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Segundo Gol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Bidun in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match, Omar Asad got a very nice opportunity to score, but Segundo Gol was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Don Bagui hit a great ball. New England Minas's Segundo Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them.