U23 World League

Madigbe Lane
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4thth minute of the game Blas Urtungo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Conakry FC's Mervin Frost was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Inter Miami CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carolo Karmel in the 7th minute. After taking down the ball on Inter Miami CF's corner Carolo Karmel fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mervin Frost quite easily take care of the ball. Blas Urtungo scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mervin Frost, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Conakry FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Urtungo in the 15th minute of play forced Conakry FC's goalkeeper Mervin Frost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conakry FC's Mervin Frost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Johnson in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Blas Urtungo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mervin Frost was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Jarvis Sneed hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Mervin Frost made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Urtungo in the 20th minute of play. Mervin Frost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Muc, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute of the match Inter Miami CF got a corner. Conakry FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carolo Karmel ran over to the corner to take the kick. Blas Urtungo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mervin Frost having to interfere. Mervin Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Maiorga in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Johnson in the 31st minute of play forced Conakry FC's goalkeeper Mervin Frost to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Jarvis Sneed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mervin Frost stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blas Urtungo's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Mervin Frost stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blas Urtungo's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the game, Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mervin Frost made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After some careless play in the Conakry FC defense, Amado Muc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mervin Frost. The Conakry FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mervin Frost should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jarvis Sneed was the one to do the kick off. When Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Conakry FC's goalie prevented a goal. Inter Miami CF's Andy Johnson got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Amado Muc kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mervin Frost. That made the score 0-6 in the 64 minute of play. Blas Urtungo in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mervin Frost, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 68 minutes into the game, Inter Miami CF's Blas Urtungo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mervin Frost made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. With a little luck, Conakry FC's Mervin Frost got control of the ball when Blas Urtungo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benedicto Maiorga made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Conakry FC's Davis Carnes. After 87 minutes, Andy Johnson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Inter Miami CF and the Conakry FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andy Johnson kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Conakry FC's Mervin Frost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blas Urtungo in the 90th minute of play. When Blas Urtungo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Inter Miami CF 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 Blas Urtungo couldn't finish the play. Jefferson Colbert charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jefferson Colbert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Conakry FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Jefferson Colbert hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Blas Urtungo took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Mervin Frost to make any attempt to save it. The Conakry FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Inter Miami CF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.