Prized/Friendly Cup

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Johnathan Valle got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Ismael Esiquio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Pena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jeffrey Chen suffered a concussion in the 7th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Basil Roark got a free kick in the 12th minute. When Forrest Lester fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Miami Futbol Club's protests and gave Forrest Lester a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Forrest Lester. Alijilán returns's Cesar Sagrario couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Racing Miami Futbol Club. Santos Carmona charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santos Carmona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santos Carmona hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Max Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Seme in the 20th minute of play. Max Pena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Sagrario, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Alijilán returns's Lino Naelio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Alijilán returns from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Alijilán returns getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Sixto Abarca hit a great ball. After 30 played minutes, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Tod Goss shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lino Naelio came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Racing Miami Futbol Club reached it. Brady Davenport's late challenge caught a Alijilán returns's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brady Davenport helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Brady Davenport got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Cesar Sagrario shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Max Pena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Bautista in the 40th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Max Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Ismael Esiquio made a precise shot to the right of Max Pena. Racing Miami Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Nicky Cavazos was substituted for Johnathan Valle. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Cameron Bliss was substituted for Tod Goss. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 55th minute, Nicky Cavazos 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. 62 minutes into the match, Ismael Esiquio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Max Pena, 0-3. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jermaine Velasquez got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Miami Futbol Club's zone, Cesar Sagrario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Max Pena came out of the goal and Cesar Sagrario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Max Pena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Kauldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Conrad Elliott cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Lino Naelio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lino Naelio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrad Elliott in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrad Elliott in the 98th minute of play forced Alijilán returns's goalkeeper Lino Naelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 99th match minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Carmona to maneuver through the defense. Alijilán returns's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.