Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Marchidan started the match with the kick off. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Racing Miami Futbol Club were awarded a corner. Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson went to the cornerflag to take it. After 12 played minutes Racing Club【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Lucho Gonzales. Jarrod Leary was a little too slow when Severino Jatsu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. Cláudio Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Racing Club【LBF】's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Miami Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. In the 33rd minute, Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson 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. Trey Echols recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anton Swanson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Cláudio Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Severino Jatsu got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Racing Miami Futbol Club's Xu Yuan Lin was substituted for Larry Cermak. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Sol Bartlett. Severino Jatsu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jarrod Leary. Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard and well directed shot from Severino Jatsu led 56 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jarrod Leary became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 2-0. Emanuel Obafuso scored 3-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarrod Leary, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alejo Galoer kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Chance Adams replaced Osvaldinho Ósvaldsson. After 63 played minutes Racing Club【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Galoer. Chance Adams who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Cláudio Taffarel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With his leg Cláudio Taffarel managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Severino Jatsu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Tyrone Terrell hit a great ball. With a little luck, Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel got control of the ball when Chance Adams tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 91 played minutes Chance Adams rounded Racing Club【LBF】's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Racing Miami Futbol Club had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.