Friendly League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Vilar made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Tory Weeks managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tory Weeks was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilbur Hyde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dominic Albright made in the 5th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arturo Turner. Tyron Velasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emmanuel Lockhart hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tyron Velasquez came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Santos 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 Tyron Velasquez couldn't finish the play. Nathan Shannon kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Santos FC's Dominic Albright couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for El Canalla de Chicago. 26 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Wilbur Hyde managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when Santos FC's Tyron Velasquez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tyron Velasquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Wilbur Hyde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Wilbur Hyde successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 40 minutes El Canalla de Chicago's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dominic Albright who took care of the corner kick. Santos FC's Dominic Albright was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wilbur Hyde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tyron Velasquez to make the kick off. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 57th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 60th minute of play. Santos FC's Cesar Small suffered a concussion in the 63rd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Carlo Greenberg's late challenge caught a Santos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlo Greenberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Greenberg to maneuver through the defense. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Justin Raines replaced Andreas Sanchez. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Domingo Lopez replaced Tom Adams. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Carlo Greenberg hit a great ball. In the 66th minute Lanny Gilmore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dominic Albright in the 68th minute. The corner led Santos FC's Dominic Albright to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilbur Hyde despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood got control of the ball when Claude Mueller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tory Weeks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Wilfred Noel hit a great ball. Wilfred Noel kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Lanny Gilmore made a precise shot to the right of Wilbur Hyde. El Canalla de Chicago's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. There was no doubt that Santos FC were the better team. Santos FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.