U21 League

La Candela
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flint Braxton in the 6th minute of play. Manoel Loarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flint Braxton's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Flint Braxton might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manoel Loarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flint Braxton ran back to his position shaking his head. Manoel Loarte didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Tango en Miami FC's Roman Ogden shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 15th minute, Matías Longo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Montevideo City Torque fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Montevideo City Torque's Rodrigo Alvarez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Manoel Loarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flint Braxton in the 36th minute of play. If Pat Lozano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manoel Loarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Ogden in the 39th minute. Roman Ogden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Montevideo City Torque's Eduino Lecanda was substituted for Saul Sanabria. Diogo Quevedo hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo Alvarez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Jessie McCollum. Rodrigo Alvarez in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paul Gary, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 55 played minutes, Tango en Miami FC's Jason Wiley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manoel Loarte came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tango en Miami FC reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías Longo got free with Paul Gary in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tango en Miami FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martinez Garantos was slow to take the kick. During this time Montevideo City Torque's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Montevideo City Torque's Quinito Folch got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 62nd minute, Montevideo City Torque's Quinito Folch fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Paul Gary was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. Manoel Loarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roman Ogden's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Ogden in the 72nd minute of play forced Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Manoel Loarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Flint Braxton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tango en Miami FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Montevideo City Torque the free kick. Flint Braxton hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Roman Ogden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Loarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mateus Pulido took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paul Gary. Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Montevideo City Torque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Cadaval to maneuver through the defense. Manoel Loarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachery Dillon in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Tango en Miami FC's Roman Ogden nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manoel Loarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Montevideo City Torque's Manoel Loarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pat Lozano in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 minutes of play, Tango en Miami FC's Flint Braxton made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manoel Loarte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tango en Miami FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.