La Candela
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609,
Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Santiago Mino made the kick off which started today's match. Alfredo Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Trela in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palermo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Izydor Trela was slow to take the kick. During this time Tango en Miami FC's players had a chance to rest. Rudolf Sherman hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes, Palermo's Saul Felo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Steven Weken 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 Palermo reached it. Steven Weken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Mino came free, but Steven Weken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Joey didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Steven Weken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Medina in the 19th minute of the match. Izydor Trela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Alfredo Joey when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 25 minutes Palermo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Izydor Trela who took care of the corner kick. Jarvis McLaughlin made a great header on Tango en Miami FC's corner, it was just that Palermo's Alfredo Joey managed to reach the ball for a save. Tango en Miami FC's Steven Weken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Medina in the 31st minute of play. Palermo's Alfredo Joey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo from getting a goal against them. Steven Weken took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tango en Miami FC's Steven Weken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Mino in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Palermo booed when Tango en Miami FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tito Goncalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Felo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Steven Weken. Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Jarvis McLaughlin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Palermo's Alfredo Joey. Alfredo Joey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernabe Bazo to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Santiago Mino 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. In the 53rd minute Marcelino Chaime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Weken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamar MacDonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamar MacDonald in the 58th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelino Chaime fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steven Weken having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Bazo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Joey was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute Arnoldo Medina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Weken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arkadiusz Glowacki kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Arnoldo Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Steven Weken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steven Weken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Medina, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute of the game, Tito Goncalves landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Maximino Gonzalez fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palermo's protests and gave Maximino Gonzalez a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tango en Miami FC booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Tango en Miami FC booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Gonzalez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Medina came free, but Steven Weken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tango en Miami FC's Steven Weken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patryk Wiater in the 89th minute of play. After 90 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Bazo. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Lamar MacDonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tango en Miami FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lamar MacDonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Joey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the Palermo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tango en Miami FC.
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