U23 League

Legacy Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kelly Humphries kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Kelly Humphries got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ladislao Ieltxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sal Jarrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinone Parada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Roger Myles made a huge save. 11 minutes into the game, Illinois Bluewaters's Dante Todd nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ladislao Ieltxu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 高笑广 kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Roger Myles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Gartzea in the 17th minute of play. Ladislao Ieltxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sal Jarrell in the 19th minute of the match. Roger Myles made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Pinone Parada sent off a good shot on target. The SPEO F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when SPEO F.C.'s Honorio Oidor looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 28 minutes into the match, Illinois Bluewaters's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Txatxu came free, but Roger Myles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Ieltxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Todd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, SPEO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kelly Humphries came free, but Ladislao Ieltxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Illinois Bluewaters's Sal Jarrell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ladislao Ieltxu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Sal Jarrell might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ladislao Ieltxu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sal Jarrell ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, SPEO F.C.'s Cristobal Gartzea got a free kick in the 34th minute. SPEO F.C.'s Ladislao Ieltxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kelly Humphries in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, SPEO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dante Todd came free, but Ladislao Ieltxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Ieltxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kelly Humphries, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The supporters of Illinois Bluewaters booed when SPEO F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Bernard didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Sal Jarrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Illinois Bluewaters's supporters rose to their feet, but Sal Jarrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ladislao Ieltxu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the match, Dante Todd notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of SPEO F.C.'s Ladislao Ieltxu. Ladislao Ieltxu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Illinois Bluewaters booed when SPEO F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pinone Parada didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute Sal Jarrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Ieltxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Sal Jarrell took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Ladislao Ieltxu to make any attempt to save it. In the 64th minute, Pinone Parada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sal Jarrell was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 66th minute. Illinois Bluewaters's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 68th minute Cristobal Gartzea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Myles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st match minute, SPEO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Gudesteo to maneuver through the defense. Ladislao Ieltxu made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Sal Jarrell sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute of the match Illinois Bluewaters got a corner. SPEO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 高笑广 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Jaime MacFarland kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ladislao Ieltxu. That made the score 1-6 in the 77 minute of play. A very nice done corner allowed Philip Diaz to score against Ladislao Ieltxu in SPEO F.C.'s goal. 1-7 after 87 minutes. Ladislao Ieltxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sal Jarrell in the 93rd minute of play. Ladislao Ieltxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sal Jarrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SPEO F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Dante Todd scored to the left of an out of position Ladislao Ieltxu, making the score, 1-8. The SPEO F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Illinois Bluewaters were clearly better and deserved to take the win.