U21 League

Palacio de Poseidón
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roman Ogden kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Scotty Estrada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tango en Miami FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Tango en Miami FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Scotty Estrada to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 5 minutes, Soyuncu Entero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Soyuncu Entero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tango en Miami FC's Kristopher Mansfield got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Tango en Miami FC's Paul Gary got control of the ball when Guerau Villaescusa tried to sneak it across the goal line. POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pegoraro La Penna in the 12th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Soyuncu Entero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paul Gary, 1-0. Constancio Brufau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lance Willard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's zone, Kristopher Mansfield stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Constancio Brufau came out of the goal and Kristopher Mansfield tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paul Gary stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Soyuncu Entero's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Kristopher Mansfield fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constancio Brufau having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Ogden in the 40th minute of play forced POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's goalkeeper Constancio Brufau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Kristopher Mansfield notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Constancio Brufau. Constancio Brufau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the game, Soyuncu Entero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Paul Gary was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guerau Villaescusa was the one to do the kick off. Paul Gary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soyuncu Entero in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Paul Gary, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 53 minutes into the game, when Louie Arredondo put in a rough tackle. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tango en Miami FC! If Roman Ogden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Constancio Brufau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Ogden, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 played minutes POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol got a freekick which was hit by Ando Descalzo. Carson McCann struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Constancio Brufau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tango en Miami FC. 65 minutes into the game, Carson McCann recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Constancio Brufau. Carson McCann showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. After 68th play minutes Carson McCann shot 2-4, a short shot which went by Constancio Brufau and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 72nd minute, Roman Ogden 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. Roman Ogden might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Constancio Brufau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roman Ogden ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th minute, Patrice O'Neal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Soyuncu Entero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Gary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Roman Ogden 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. Tango en Miami FC's Paul Gary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Soyuncu Entero in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol were awarded a corner. Pegoraro La Penna went to the cornerflag to take it. 97 minutes into the match, Soyuncu Entero notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Tango en Miami FC's Paul Gary. Paul Gary was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Tango en Miami FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol throughout the match.