U18 World League

Arena TSS
Spectators: 7788 (Terracing: 5842, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Anselmo Sampaio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Johnathan Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Mundial EC's Leonardo Rosado got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 11 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Sampaio came free, but Dillon McDonough reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dillon McDonough showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Saldanha in the 12th minute of the match. Craig Whitt scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruy Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Racing Miami Futbol Club defense, Anselmo Sampaio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dillon McDonough. The Racing Miami Futbol Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dillon McDonough should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Mundial EC's Pedro Luís Saldanha got a free kick in the 24th minute. A collision led to Mundial EC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Pedro Luís Saldanha hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the game, Mundial EC's Anselmo Sampaio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dillon McDonough made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Dillon McDonough made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Sampaio in the 35th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anselmo Sampaio in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dillon McDonough saved Racing Miami Futbol Club from getting behind. Ruy Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeffrey Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Johnathan Valle 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. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Dillon McDonough played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Sampaio in the 45th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicky Cavazos to strike the kick off in the second half. Nicky Cavazos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Ruy Arce skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 57 minutes into the match, Nicky Cavazos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ruy Arce, 2-2. Dillon McDonough took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dillon McDonough made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Saldanha in the 61st minute of play. Dillon McDonough showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chicão de Brito in the 65th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Mark Boyle. In the 67th minute, Anselmo Sampaio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dillon McDonough was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After 70 played minutes Mundial EC got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Trigo. After having played for 71 minutes, Jeffrey Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Miami Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeffrey Chen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 75 minutes, Craig Whitt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Miami Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Craig Whitt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Conrad Elliott got a free kick in the 80th minute. Dillon McDonough made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Rosado in the 81st minute of play. Dillon McDonough made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Sampaio in the 85th minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Mundial EC's Anselmo Sampaio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dillon McDonough made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Racing Miami Futbol Club's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.