U23 League

El Templo del Bosque
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Danel Belluga took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Danel Belluga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Insfrán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mason Webster hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 4 played minutes America De Cali got a freekick which was hit by Clodio Salces. In the 7th minute, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Rob Singer seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rob Singer the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of EL LOBO DE MIAMI protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rob Singer had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in EL LOBO DE MIAMI fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Mason Webster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ganix Proaño tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, America De Cali's Cayetano Lera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nelson Insfrán narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mason Webster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Werner Uhl in the 22nd minute of play forced America De Cali's goalkeeper Ganix Proaño to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Mason Webster had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ganix Proaño. America De Cali's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mason Webster was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clodio Salces in the 27th minute of play forced EL LOBO DE MIAMI's goalkeeper Nelson Insfrán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Clodio Salces shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Insfrán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgil Caudill during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of America De Cali booed when EL LOBO DE MIAMI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgil Caudill didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Werner Uhl 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. Ganix Proaño came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Werner Uhl. But to his dismay, Werner Uhl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Hannes Tulio charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hannes Tulio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ernest Knowles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ganix Proaño read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Werner Uhl stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Werner Uhl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ganix Proaño having to interfere. Werner Uhl took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ganix Proaño. Ganix Proaño dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cayetano Lera got free with Nelson Insfrán in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mason Webster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ganix Proaño having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Werner Uhl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EL LOBO DE MIAMI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. In the 69th minute, Werner Uhl ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ganix Proaño was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Ganix Proaño came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Virgil Caudill. But to his dismay, Virgil Caudill quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. Nelson Insfrán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danel Belluga in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Werner Uhl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-1. Ganix Proaño was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th match minute, EL LOBO DE MIAMI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul House to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by America De Cali's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernest Knowles was slow to take the kick. During this time EL LOBO DE MIAMI's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Mason Webster got a free kick in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, Clodio Salces had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nelson Insfrán. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Clodio Salces was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-2. Werner Uhl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. America De Cali's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.