World League

Beltrán Montenegro
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alejandro Glaría made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Racing Miami Futbol Club booed when lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Payero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guilherme Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Glaría in the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match, Alejandro Glaría tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Guilherme Veiga saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Guilherme Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Luis Sánchez in the 16th minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Jorge Jiménez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Jiménez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Guilherme Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Alvarenga in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Racing Miami Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Zeigler to maneuver through the defense. Ediberto Righi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Trey Echols went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Guido Alvarenga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guilherme Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Ediberto Righi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keenan Worthington in the 34th minute of play. When José Luis Sánchez came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez 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 José Luis Sánchez couldn't finish the play. Javier Sanguinetti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guilherme Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Racing Miami Futbol Club were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Trey Echols made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Racing Miami Futbol Club getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Vance Tidwell hit a great ball. After 52 played minutes, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Javier Sanguinetti shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Guilherme Veiga came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez reached it. 57 minutes into the match, lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's Alejandro Glaría sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guilherme Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Chance Adams was substituted for Keenan Worthington. Racing Miami Futbol Club made a substitution. Rodney Hagen replaced Trey Echols. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Larry Cermak was substituted for Xu Yuan Lin. The throw-in from Martin Payero in the 67th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Racing Miami Futbol Club's Rodrigo Bearden. In the 67th minute Chance Adams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ediberto Righi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rodney Hagen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ediberto Righi was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Rodney Hagen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Ediberto Righi made a huge save. Chance Adams's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ediberto Righi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Guilherme Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Luis Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rodney Hagen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Bearden in the 91st minute of play forced lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's goalkeeper Ediberto Righi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Racing Miami Futbol Club's Rodrigo Bearden nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ediberto Righi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Ediberto Righi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chance Adams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Hagen in the 95th minute of play forced lןןl EdF Garrafa Sanchez's goalkeeper Ediberto Righi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Racing Miami Futbol Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.