U18 World League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Cai made the kick off which started today's match. Jeffrey Chen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Christian Cai fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eibar 09-12-18's protests and gave Christian Cai a yellow card for diving instead. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Rodrick Metzger was substituted for Parker Beam. Erasmo Tristan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. A hard shot by Casey Sousa from long distance, 20 minutes into the match, got Urbano Tono's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Sidney Holbrook fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urbano Tono having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Larra in the 26th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Cedric Glover to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Urbano Tono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeffrey Chen in the 28th minute of the match. Sidney Holbrook sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Christian Cai got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Urbano Tono was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohammed Lloyd showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 34 minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Jeffrey Chen lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Urbano Tono. After 44 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Gualterio Larra. After 45 minutes, Evaristo Loi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eibar 09-12-18 and the Racing Miami Futbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eibar 09-12-18's Evaristo Loi got a free kick in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeffrey Chen was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Julio Paul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casey Sousa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Urbano Tono. Eibar 09-12-18's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cedric Glover showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Cai in the 56th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Gualterio Larra. Urbano Tono took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralph McGrath, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Cedric Glover proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Miami Futbol Club from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Cedric Glover successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cedric Glover made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Loi in the 69th minute. In the 76th minute Gualterio Larra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedric Glover saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Erasmo Tristan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eibar 09-12-18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Miami Futbol Club the free kick. After 82 played minutes Eibar 09-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Tristan. Eibar 09-12-18 made a substitution. Esteban Marz replaced Hernan Macias. A collision led to Eibar 09-12-18 getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Erasmo Tristan hit a great ball. Cedric Glover showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Cai, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Eibar 09-12-18 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Racing Miami Futbol Club.