U23 World League

Libertad
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael Abella took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Edwin Hurtado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paul Gary. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carson McCann in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santana Abar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Natanael Rosse managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lance Willard in the 10 minute of the game. 12 minutes into the game, Roman Ogden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Santana Abar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Bladi Abella got a free kick in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Abella in the 22nd 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. 24 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Abella came free, but Paul Gary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tango en Miami FC's Paul Gary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Abella in the 25th minute of play. When Francisco Temple came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Tango en Miami FC 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 Francisco Temple couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Kristopher Mansfield managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tango en Miami FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristopher Mansfield was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santana Abar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Santana Abar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Ogden in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Tango en Miami FC's Kristopher Mansfield made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santana Abar was left in no man's land by his defense there! 41 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Abella came free, but Paul Gary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 43 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Christensen. 45 minutes into the game, Zachery Dillon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tango en Miami FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Discípulos de Ayn Rand the free kick. In the 45th minute, Zachery Dillon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oscar Christensen during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Oscar Christensen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 52 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Abella came free, but Paul Gary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Bladi Abella got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Bladi Abella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Kristopher Mansfield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santana Abar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 64th match minute, Discípulos de Ayn Rand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Abechuco to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cecilio Abello during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cecilio Abello kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Santana Abar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lance Willard in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Tango en Miami FC's Lance Willard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santana Abar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 72 minutes of play, Discípulos de Ayn Rand's Rafael Abella made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Gary was left in no man's land by his defense there! Santana Abar was a little too slow when Kristopher Mansfield got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-6. In the 85th minute, Oscar Christensen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Rafael Abella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tango en Miami FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.