U23 League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Neycho Sergiev started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Rodney Hagen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pavel Cosoroabă saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alfonso Marcantonio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neycho Sergiev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th match minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Hoover to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neycho Sergiev in the 12th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Alfonso Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Swift GTi FDC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Urko Vinuesa hit a great ball. With a little luck, Swift GTi FDC's Pavel Cosoroabă got control of the ball when Rodney Hagen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alfonso Marcantonio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Llantaron in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute Swift GTi FDC were awarded a corner. Liu Han Kang went to the cornerflag to take it. Caetano Llantaron made a great header on Swift GTi FDC's corner, it was just that Racing Miami Futbol Club's Alfonso Marcantonio managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neycho Sergiev in the 31st minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Alfonso Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodney Hagens short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Pavel Cosoroabă to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 35 minutes into the match, Chance Adams had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavel Cosoroabă. Swift GTi FDC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chance Adams was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 38th minute, Robby Kelley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Albino Ompanera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfonso Marcantonio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Alexis Hoover hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Neycho Sergiev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfonso Marcantonio. That made the score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. Swift GTi FDC's Pavel Cosoroabă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chance Adams in the 58th minute of play. Pavel Cosoroabă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodney Hagen, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute Rodney Hagen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Cosoroabă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neycho Sergiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Alfonso Marcantonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Milo Sapp was substituted for Chance Adams. Racing Miami Futbol Club were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Swift GTi FDC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexis Hoover took the corner. Rodney Hagen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 71 minutes Swift GTi FDC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexis Hoover who took care of the corner kick. Alexis Hoover made a great header on Racing Miami Futbol Club's corner, it was just that Swift GTi FDC's Pavel Cosoroabă managed to reach the ball for a save. Caetano Llantaron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Alfonso Marcantonio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Swift GTi FDC's Pavel Cosoroabă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Hagen in the 77th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Caetano Llantaron reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfonso Marcantonio. The goal made the score 1-3. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Alfonso Marcantonio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Ompanera in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neycho Sergiev in the 88th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Alfonso Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Alexis Hoover hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Swift GTi FDC's goal looked a bit too open when Milo Sapp came free, but Pavel Cosoroabă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavel Cosoroabă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milo Sapp in the 92nd minute of play. If Neycho Sergiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Llantaron in the 97th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Alfonso Marcantonio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Swift GTi FDC played a much better game than Racing Miami Futbol Club and deserved their victory. The Racing Miami Futbol Club players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.