Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dé Santos got the match started through his kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Marinos Vourousis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Club de la Serpiente's Marinos Vourousis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Leobardo in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Domingo Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marinos Vourousis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ismael Gutxi'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. Ismael Gutxi helped the player get up and apologised. 23 minutes into the match, Club de la Serpiente's goal looked a bit too open when Domingo Lopez came free, but Marinos Vourousis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Bristol's late challenge caught a Club de la Serpiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norberto Bristol helped the player get up and apologised. After 26 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Bristol. After 27 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Kareem Hendricks. In the 28th minute of the match Clemente Shantala shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jude Vang showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Daron Davidson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Vourousis having to interfere. Marinos Vourousis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kareem Hendricks in the 31st minute. Dé Santos hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Club de la Serpiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasio Pacho didn't get a good kick on the ball. When El Canalla de Chicago's Armando Leobardo in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club de la Serpiente's goalie prevented a goal. Marinos Vourousis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Domingo Lopez to make the kick off. When El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club de la Serpiente's goalie prevented a goal. Marinos Vourousis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Domingo Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Vourousis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Canalla de Chicago's Rudolf Pendleton was substituted for Daron Davidson. Dé Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dé Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Club de la Serpiente's Marinos Vourousis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Knox in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Domingo Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marinos Vourousis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jude Vang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clemente Shantala, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute, Roman Bero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Club de la Serpiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeo Lastur to maneuver through the defense. Jude Vang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Shantala in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of Club de la Serpiente booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kareem Hendricks didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Dé Santos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jude Vang, 2-1. In the 89th minute, Clemente Shantala made a precise shot to the right of Jude Vang. El Canalla de Chicago's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Marinos Vourousis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clemente Shantala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jude Vang having to make a save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.