U21 World League

Estadio Floresta
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Gudesteo started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Club Floresta Manda got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Cetino. Benedicto Maiorga might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Matai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedicto Maiorga ran back to his position shaking his head. Andy Johnson kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Ladislao Oxel hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Juan Raúl Riquelme scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roman Matai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Club Floresta Manda's Fabian Gudesteo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Reynaldo Donio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 25th minute, Fabian Gudesteo made a precise shot to the right of Reynaldo Donio. Inter Miami CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Inter Miami CF's Reynaldo Donio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Inter Miami CF from getting a goal against them. After 29 minutes, German Isauro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Floresta Manda and the Inter Miami CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Club Floresta Manda got a freekick which was hit by German Isauro. 45 minutes into the game, Cristian Etxahun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Floresta Manda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inter Miami CF the free kick. Inter Miami CF's Rigoberto Cesaro was substituted for Juan Raúl Riquelme. After 46 played minutes Club Floresta Manda got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Etxahun. Inter Miami CF's Guido Maties got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 51stth minute of the game Fabian Gudesteo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inter Miami CF's Reynaldo Donio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Guido Maties could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Roman Matai made a huge save. When Daniel Cetino came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Club Floresta Manda 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 Daniel Cetino couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, Andy Johnson 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. Reynaldo Donio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Tello, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Reynaldo Donio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Gudesteo in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Club Floresta Manda's Alfredo Tello got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute Fabian Gudesteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Donio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Club Floresta Manda's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Maties came free, but Roman Matai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes in the game, Andy Johnson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Roman Matai having to interfere. Inter Miami CF's Reynaldo Donio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrés Inocente in the 80th minute of play. German Isauro kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Alfredo Tello's late challenge caught a Inter Miami CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Tello helped the player get up and apologised. After 83 played minutes Club Floresta Manda got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Tello. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Cetino in the 91st minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Reynaldo Donio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.