U18 World League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Faruk Ceyhan scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cedric Glover, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Parker Beam might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Savaş Baykal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Parker Beam ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joey Albright got free with Savaş Baykal in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Atabek Abide got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Mohammed Lloyd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Savaş Baykal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Güven Birsan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Jeffrey Chen came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Racing Miami Futbol Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jeffrey Chen couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute, Sidney Holbrook hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Savaş Baykal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Joey Albright's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Savaş Baykal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Faruk Ceyhan got a free kick in the 34th minute. Parker Beam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Savaş Baykal having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Al Scott got a free kick in the 47th minute. Cedric Glover took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faruk Ceyhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Roderick Watson hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Cedric Glover proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Miami Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. Gold Raiders FC's Savaş Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammed Lloyd in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Faruk Ceyhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Racing Miami Futbol Club's Joey Albright in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gold Raiders FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 69th match minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammed Lloyd to maneuver through the defense. Savaş Baykal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Connor Benitez in the 76th minute of play. When Joey Albright came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Racing Miami Futbol Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joey Albright couldn't finish the play. Gold Raiders FC's Savaş Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joey Albright in the 83rd minute of play. Duman Sadan kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Savaş Baykal came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Miami Futbol Club's Parker Beam. But to his dismay, Parker Beam quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Racing Miami Futbol Club fully deserved thier win.