Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rudolf Pendleton made the kick off and thus started the match. Mete Ferro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 7 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Ferro came free, but Bart Villanueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mete Ferro in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bart Villanueva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, New England Minas's Greg Ciccaglione got a free kick in the 11th minute. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Pendleton in the 16th minute of the match. After 18 minutes of play, New England Minas's Mete Ferro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bart Villanueva was left in no man's land by his defense there! New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Pendleton in the 22nd minute of play. Bart Villanueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Ferro in the 25th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mete Ferro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bart Villanueva was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Ferro in the 29th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Bart Villanueva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mete Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 35 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Ferro came free, but Bart Villanueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Mete Ferro made a precise shot to the right of Bart Villanueva. El Canalla de Chicago's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mete Ferro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bart Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ferro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mete Ferro took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bart Villanueva. Bart Villanueva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After 48 minutes New England Minas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Martin Tuttle who took care of the corner kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mete Ferro made a kick off. El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Ferro in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Mete Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Minas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mete Ferro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chris Cabezon got free with Bart Villanueva in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tanner Waller was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 73 minutes into the match. The goalkeeper, Bart Villanueva, was totally fooled by New England Minas's Clinton Caballero, who 74 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Bart Villanueva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Bart Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ferro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the game, New England Minas's Mete Ferro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart Villanueva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Bart Villanueva made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Chris Cabezon sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Martin Tuttle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Markusson was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Scottie Ciauri made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by El Canalla de Chicago's Hector Spivey. In the 97th minute, Rashad Velasquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. New England Minas walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.