Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oren Grady started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Joaquim Vilar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomas Landry. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Vilar in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Landry prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joaquim Vilar scored 2-0 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Landry, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Astrologer FC's Tomas Landry got control of the ball when Domingo Lopez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Joaquim Vilar made a precise shot to the right of Tomas Landry. Astrologer FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After 28 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Lopez. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oren Grady in the 30th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oren Grady, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Astrologer FC's Oren Grady in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Canalla de Chicago's goalie prevented a goal. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oren Grady, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oren Grady blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilbur Hyde having to make a save. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Astrologer FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Gallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Tomas Landry managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 40 minutes, Bart Landreth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Astrologer FC and the El Canalla de Chicago players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Bart Landreth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes of play, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomas Landry was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joaquim Vilar to make the kick off. Tomas Landry stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domingo Lopez's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Astrologer FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Scottie Leonard in the 62nd minute. Scottie Leonard made a great header on Astrologer FC's corner, it was just that El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde managed to reach the ball for a save. Tomas Landry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claude Mueller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Vilar in the 70th minute of play forced Astrologer FC's goalkeeper Tomas Landry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jerold Alley fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Canalla de Chicago's protests and gave Jerold Alley a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute of the match Scottie Leonard shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilbur Hyde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Astrologer FC's Tomas Landry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Mueller in the 77th minute of play. Domingo Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Landry having to interfere. The corner ended in Nathan Shannon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Astrologer FC's Tomas Landry did a great save. Domenico Gallo lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Tomas Landry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Greenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Astrologer FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Canalla de Chicago.