Challenge

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Spain's Omar Toledo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Rodney Hagen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarrod Leary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarrod Leary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Rabellino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Hagen in the 16th minute of play. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson in the 18th minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Jarrod Leary, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gabriel Ascaso. That made the score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. In the 32nd minute Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jarrod Leary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabriel Ascaso made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Rodney Hagen sent off a good shot on target. Gabriel Ascaso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodney Hagen went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodney Hagen to strike the kick off in the second half. Enrique Rabellino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jarrod Leary made a huge save. After 58 minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Omar Toledo who took care of the corner kick. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Larry Cermak was substituted for Xu Yuan Lin. After having played for 67 minutes, Adria Bielsa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adria Bielsa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. In the 73rdth minute of the game Chance Adams who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spain's Gabriel Ascaso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Hagen in the 74th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Adria Bielsa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jarrod Leary was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Chance Adams came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Racing Miami Futbol Club 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 Chance Adams couldn't finish the play. Carles Cherro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jarrod Leary tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Spain left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Racing Miami Futbol Club.