U23 League

San Juan
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faustão Pernambucano kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Racing Miami Futbol Club booed when Nibiru X was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Carlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romeo Raulo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adelmo Pemjean having to make a save. Adelmo Pemjean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Raulo, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Romeo Raulo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adelmo Pemjean having to make a save. 9 minutes into the match, Romeo Raulo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adelmo Pemjean. Nibiru X's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeo Raulo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13th minute, Nathanial Coppack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Smiley came free, but Adelmo Pemjean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iván Acanfora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nibiru X's Adelmo Pemjean played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Raulo in the 21st minute of play. Romeo Raulo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adelmo Pemjean. Adelmo Pemjean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Raulo in the 32nd minute of play forced Nibiru X's goalkeeper Adelmo Pemjean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Romeo Raulo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adelmo Pemjean narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Racing Miami Futbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by James Joyner in the 38th minute. The corner led Racing Miami Futbol Club's James Joyner to fire away a dangerous shot which Adelmo Pemjean despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The throw-in from Chu Zheng Yu in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nibiru X's Iván Acanfora. 43 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Guilherme Veiga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustão Pernambucano. Adelmo Pemjean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Smiley in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shane Smiley made a kick off. Nibiru X's Adelmo Pemjean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Nibiru X from getting a goal against them. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nibiru X's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. James Joyner was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Miami Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Rodrigo Bearden got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adelmo Pemjean quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Adelmo Pemjean made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Romeo Raulo sent off a good shot on target. Guilherme Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Demetrio Meter in the 62nd minute of the match. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Keenan Worthington replaced Romeo Raulo. After 67 minutes Nibiru X's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was James Joyner who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Racing Miami Futbol Club's James Joyner to fire away a dangerous shot which Adelmo Pemjean despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Denny Godwin was substituted for Chu Zheng Yu. In the 75th minute Demetrio Meter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Shane Smiley got a free kick in the 77th minute. Diego Armando Faine took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guilherme Veiga. Guilherme Veiga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. 86 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Armando Faine came free, but Guilherme Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Diego Armando Faine, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 86 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Guilherme Veiga was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With a little luck, Nibiru X's Adelmo Pemjean got control of the ball when Keenan Worthington tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Keenan Worthington got free with Adelmo Pemjean in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Racing Miami Futbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by James Joyner in the 92nd minute. James Joyner made a great header on Racing Miami Futbol Club's corner, it was just that Nibiru X's Adelmo Pemjean managed to reach the ball for a save. The Racing Miami Futbol Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.