Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Vilar kicked off to start the match. Joaquim Vilar 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. Norbert Swift kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Virgilio Kennedy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilbur Hyde was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Santos Santio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Santio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Lamar Arthur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Lamar Arthur came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos Santio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 37th match minute, Chard United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Swift to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Lopez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Santos Santio made a huge save. 45 minutes in the game, Joaquim Vilar fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Santos Santio having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Chard United made a substitution. Martin Craven replaced Lamar Arthur. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Kennedy made a kick off. Joaquim Vilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Santos Santio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Virgilio Kennedy came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Chard United 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 Virgilio Kennedy couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute, Martin Craven 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, 0-1. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Kennedy in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Emmanuel Lockhart got a free kick in the 69th minute. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Armando Leobardo replaced Claude Mueller. In the 72ndth minute of the game Joaquim Vilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chard United's Santos Santio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Kennedy in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Canalla de Chicago's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lukasz Jazwiec was slow to take the kick. During this time Chard United's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which 孙骋磊 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Virgilio Kennedy struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Wilbur Hyde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chard United. Santos Santio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim Vilar in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santos Santio saved Chard United from getting behind.