U23 League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Nacional's Ursino Brunet 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 4th minute Ursino Brunet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Marcantonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 5 minutes of play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juaneizu Merida was left in no man's land by his defense there! 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rodney Hagen was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Miami Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. After 11 minutes, Erling Braut Haaland made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Alfonso Marcantonio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Hagen in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Chance Adams left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Miami Futbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional's zone, Darin Tanner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal and Darin Tanner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfonso Marcantonio made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Efrain Hormilla sent off a good shot on target. Alfonso Marcantonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erling Braut Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Rodney Hagen scored 1-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juaneizu Merida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Nacional's Ursino Brunet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfonso Marcantonio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Alexis Hoover got a free kick in the 42nd minute.

Racing Miami Futbol Club's Larry Cermak was substituted for Rolland Kellogg. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodney Hagen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alfonso Marcantonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erling Braut Haaland in the 53rd minute of the match. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chance Adams in the 55th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juaneizu Merida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chance Adams in the 64th minute of the match. With a little luck, Nacional's Juaneizu Merida got control of the ball when Chance Adams tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Rodney Hagen came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Racing Miami Futbol Club 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 Rodney Hagen couldn't finish the play. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Milo Sapp replaced Chance Adams. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Rodrick Ludwig was substituted for Rodney Hagen. Alfonso Marcantonio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ursino Brunet, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Milo Sapp struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Juaneizu Merida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Miami Futbol Club. In the 85th minute, Milo Sapp made a precise shot to the right of Juaneizu Merida. Nacional's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Juaneizu Merida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Milo Sapp went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Alfonso Marcantonio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ursino Brunet in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Racing Miami Futbol Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.