U21 World League

La Candela
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Davi Leite started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Lance Willard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Glauco Seco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramiro Penha lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Tango en Miami FC. Jason Wiley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Glauco Seco. 2-0. Durval Barreto's late challenge caught a Tango en Miami FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Durval Barreto helped the player get up and apologised. Flint Braxton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Glauco Seco made a huge save. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Durval Barreto got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davi Leite in the 24th minute of play forced Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Paul Gary to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER defense, Flint Braxton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glauco Seco. The Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glauco Seco should have stopped the shot. Glauco Seco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachery Dillon in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Dário do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Glauco Seco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. William Culver charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Culver the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by William Culver. In the 39th minute, Tango en Miami FC's Zachery Dillon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Glauco Seco. Glauco Seco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Glauco Seco made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Zachery Dillon sent off a good shot on target. Glauco Seco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zachery Dillon in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Flint Braxton to strike the kick off in the second half. Glauco Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flint Braxton in the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goal looked a bit too open when Flint Braxton came free, but Glauco Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Lance Willard made a precise shot to the right of Glauco Seco. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 57 minutes of play, Tango en Miami FC's Flint Braxton made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glauco Seco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Zachery Dillon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Glauco Seco was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. 67 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Paul Gary had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Durval Barreto. In the 68th minute Dário do Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Gary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glauco Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachery Dillon in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davi Leite in the 71st minute of play forced Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Paul Gary to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tango en Miami FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! Tango en Miami FC:s Paul Gary showed great skill when he stopped Vânderson Vaz:s penalty. William Culver hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Paul Gary stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi Leite's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Roman Ogden sped through Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glauco Seco. After a defensive mix-up in Tango en Miami FC's zone, Durval Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Gary came out of the goal and Durval Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Tango en Miami FC were the better team. Tango en Miami FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.