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Match Report
Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joaquim Vilar got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Domingo Lopez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 3rd minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Lopez hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Tigran Kirakosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 7th minute of the match. After 9 minutes, Domingo Lopez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Canalla de Chicago and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 12th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingo Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Richmond having to interfere. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jermaine Richmond made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingo Lopez in the 27th minute. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 30th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Merlin Castro came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sung McKinley in the 41st minute of the match. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Khachatryan were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Wilbur Hyde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sung McKinley in the 51st minute. Emmanuel Lockhart charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emmanuel Lockhart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st minute, Emmanuel Lockhart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Richmond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Andreas Sanchez hit a great ball. Khachatryan made a substitution. Petros Oganesyan replaced Cesar Holland. Khachatryan made a substitution. Hu Wei Shu replaced Jon Yost. Andreas Sanchez kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 59th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Arin Mndoyants hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arin Mndoyants didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Schaefer, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Sung McKinley got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Khachatryan played a much better game than El Canalla de Chicago and deserved their victory. The El Canalla de Chicago players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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