Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kerry Lancaster got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the C. A. Pipon Pipon defense, Rudolph Thurman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bobby Fisher. The C. A. Pipon Pipon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bobby Fisher should have stopped the shot. After 8 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Kent Carney. Julian Corcoran charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Corcoran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Corcoran to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute, Kerry Lancaster 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. Rudolph Thurman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Fisher having to interfere. Lorenzo Whitehead made in the 19th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Preston McCarthy immediately put the ball in play. Bobby Fisher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clark Lindsey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerry Lancaster didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Lorenzo Whitehead got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 35 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Colby Wheeler. After 38 minutes, Rex Izturis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. A. Pipon Pipon and the El Canalla de Chicago players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to C. A. Pipon Pipon getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Rex Izturis hit a great ball. Bernie Rosales came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bobby Fisher could save by the left post. Clark Lindsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kent Carney might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bobby Fisher. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kent Carney ran back to his position shaking his head. 47 minutes into the game, El Canalla de Chicago's Clark Lindsey nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bobby Fisher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clark Lindsey made a kick off. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerold Floyd didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Pipon Pipon's zone, Clark Lindsey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bobby Fisher came out of the goal and Clark Lindsey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clark Lindsey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Fisher having to interfere. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Marcos Sewell got a free kick in the 64th minute. Jamel Cronshagen's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jamel Cronshagen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Jamel Cronshagen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bobby Fisher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jamel Cronshagen in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonah Peck saved El Canalla de Chicago from getting behind. The supporters of C. A. Pipon Pipon booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Corcoran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Lancaster in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Jamel Cronshagen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 89th minute, Clark Lindsey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Canalla de Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Kerry Lancaster charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kerry Lancaster the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Kerry Lancaster. Bobby Fisher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Jamel Cronshagen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Jonah Peck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.