U23 World League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6091, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) Robbin De Ruyter made the kick off and thus started the match. Robbin De Ruyter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Franco Di Giambattista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vito Teles during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Teles to maneuver through the defense. Phil Vine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franco Di Giambattista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robbin De Ruyter's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Jorge Caetano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Joyner in the 10th minute of play. A hard shot 11 in the game by Shane Smiley from a close distance when the talented Jorge Caetano managed to make a qualified save. Zero Gravity's players were relieved. When Robbin De Ruyter came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Zero Gravity 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 Robbin De Ruyter couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Merrill Banks dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merrill Banks. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Franco Di Giambattista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin De Ruyter in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Merrill Banks came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurent Elzen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Franco Di Giambattista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Vito Teles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Merrill Banks blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jorge Caetano having to make a save. Merrill Banks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Jorge Caetano made a huge save. In the 41st match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qin Fei Chao to maneuver through the defense. Donald Kaufman kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shane Smiley made a kick off. After some careless play in the Zero Gravity defense, Merrill Banks kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Caetano. The Zero Gravity fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Caetano should have stopped the shot. Merrill Banks hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Zero Gravity made a substitution. Wawrzyniec Iwanowski replaced Robbin De Ruyter. In the 78th minute Keenan Worthington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Caetano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Di Giambattista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiberto Bernebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Gravity's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Matías Roganov in the 80th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalie and right to Qin Fei Chao. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Racing Miami Futbol Club's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 85 minutes, Keenan Worthington made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Zero Gravity's Jorge Caetano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Jorge Caetano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zero Gravity! Zero Gravity:s Jorge Caetano showed great skill when he stopped Denny Godwin:s penalty. If Keenan Worthington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 95 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Keenan Worthington came free, but Jorge Caetano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keenan Worthington scored 4-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Caetano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Racing Miami Futbol Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.