U18 World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Humberto Cordarell got the match started through his kick off. Nicolas Lapurdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sterling Sosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Milo Petersen got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Colby Roth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Lapurdi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 14th minute Eliseo Lando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dillon McDonough saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Humberto Cordarell who took care of the corner kick. In the 21st minute, Colby Roth made a precise shot to the right of Nicolas Lapurdi. Psycho-Circus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 26 minutes, Milo Petersen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Miami Futbol Club and the Psycho-Circus players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Psycho-Circus booed when Racing Miami Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milo Petersen didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Colby Roth in the 30th minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Nicolas Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Psycho-Circus's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonzo Wolfe came free, but Nicolas Lapurdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Colby Roth in the 36th minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper Nicolas Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Psycho-Circus were furious when Jose Cruz was red carded, 39 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 38 minutes into the game, one of Psycho-Circus:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Racing Miami Futbol Club. Jeffrey Chen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nicolas Lapurdi. 0-3. Alfonzo Wolfe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Psycho-Circus's Maximiliano Nicholas got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonzo Wolfe to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Jermaine Velasquez. Nicolas Lapurdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sterling Sosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Nicolas Lapurdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonzo Wolfe in the 56th minute of the match. Colby Roth in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicolas Lapurdi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Psycho-Circus getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Eliseo Lando hit a great ball. Dillon McDonough took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Fix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Colby Roth dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nicolas Lapurdi, 0-4. Colby Roth took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Lapurdi. Nicolas Lapurdi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. With a little luck, Psycho-Circus's Nicolas Lapurdi got control of the ball when Colby Roth tried to sneak it across the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Sterling Sosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Lapurdi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Psycho-Circus's Humberto Cordarell suffered a concussion after 94 minutes and had to leave the field. Jermaine Velasquez's late challenge caught a Psycho-Circus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jermaine Velasquez helped the player get up and apologised. Psycho-Circus made a substitution. Fernan Llope replaced Humberto Cordarell. The supporters of Psycho-Circus booed when Racing Miami Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jermaine Velasquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Racing Miami Futbol Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.