U23 World League

Auriolam Arena
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lance Willard started the match with the kick off. Kristopher Mansfield kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. A collision led to Auriolam II C.F. getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Henric Aguilar hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kristopher Mansfield came free, but Cresitobalo Candela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Kristopher Mansfield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cresitobalo Candela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 22nd minute, Lance Willard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cresitobalo Candela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 24th minute, Fran Gómez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Auriolam II C.F. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After a rather tough play, Tango en Miami FC's Jessie McCollum got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 31 minutes of play, Tango en Miami FC's Lance Willard made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cresitobalo Candela was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance Willard in the 39th minute of play forced Auriolam II C.F.'s goalkeeper Cresitobalo Candela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th match minute, Tango en Miami FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jessie McCollum to maneuver through the defense. Cresitobalo Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robby Couch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Tango en Miami FC's Kristopher Mansfield nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cresitobalo Candela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fran Gómez to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 55 minutes, Lance Willard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tango en Miami FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lance Willard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robby Couch in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cresitobalo Candela, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 60th minute, Zuri Benítez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Tango en Miami FC's Lance Willard ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cresitobalo Candela. Cresitobalo Candela yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. If Lance Willard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Kristopher Mansfield dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cresitobalo Candela, 1-7. Thanks to some nice moves Robby Couch could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Cresitobalo Candela however easily saved by the left post. Robby Couch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cresitobalo Candela having to interfere. 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 Fran Gómez in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Auriolam II C.F. getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Bilbo De Silva hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Lance Willard reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cresitobalo Candela. The goal made the score 1-9. Tango en Miami FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.