Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Merlin Castro kicked off to start the match. Justin Raines kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 4th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 5th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Sung McKinley 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. In the 15th minute Albert Paulíny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 16th minute of the match. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Pascal Combs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute of the match Merlin Castro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilbur Hyde skillfully saved the ball. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Sung McKinley 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, 0-2. Hu Wei Shu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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. In the 43rd minute, Pascal Combs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joaquim Vilar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Justin Raines was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 56th 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. In the 56th play minute Tigran Kirakosyan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Wilbur Hyde. 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sung McKinley in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilbur Hyde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wilbur Hyde made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Sung McKinley sent off a good shot on target. Sung McKinley took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilbur Hyde. Wilbur Hyde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Vilar in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tigran Balayan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wilbur Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sung McKinley in the 66th minute of the match. 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 Hu Wei Shu in the 67th minute of play. After 70 minutes of play, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tigran Balayan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khachatryan's Anton Florei was substituted for Marquis Kenny. Wilbur Hyde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Merlin Castro in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Vilar in the 77th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Wilbur Hyde made a huge save. Kurtis Wooten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emmanuel Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sung McKinley. Petros Oganesyan made in the 85th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kurtis Wooten immediately put the ball in play. In the 87th minute Kurtis Wooten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute, Merlin Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The El Canalla de Chicago fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Khachatryan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.