World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Vilar kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Joaquim Vilar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Vilar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charlie Jakobsson hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 王适伟 in the 17th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Kareem Gregory hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Erik Unesson in the 20th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emmanuel Lockhart kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Folke Gabrielsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Vilar's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Erik Unesson in the 30th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Nerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rdth minute of the game 王适伟 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Domingo Lopez hit a great ball. Folke Gabrielsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Vilar in the 42nd minute of the match. Folke Gabrielsson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 王适伟 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A nice corner shot did that 王适伟 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wilbur Hyde quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Folke Gabrielsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Mueller in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Joaquim Vilar 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. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Joaquim Vilar put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Folke Gabrielsson. In the 61st minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Gabrielsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joaquim Vilar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Folke Gabrielsson having to make a save. El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. El Canalla de Chicago's Armando Leobardo was substituted for Claude Mueller. Armando Leobardo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Justin Raines replaced Domingo Lopez. In the 74th match minute, IFK Kik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Nerio to maneuver through the defense. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Güral Revan in the 77th minute of play. 王适伟 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Wilbur Hyde made a huge save. A hard shot 80 in the game by 王适伟 from a close distance when the talented Wilbur Hyde managed to make a qualified save. El Canalla de Chicago's players were relieved. 82 minutes into the game, Armando Leobardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Folke Gabrielsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charlie Jakobsson during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in IFK Kik fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! Folke Gabrielsson had in the 86thth minute some difficulties stopping Wilfred Noel's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Zacarias Nerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Wilbur Hyde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Vilar in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Folke Gabrielsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute, Joaquim Vilar 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. The El Canalla de Chicago fans' excitement grew in the 99th match minute when El Canalla de Chicago's Justin Raines looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. El Canalla de Chicago were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of IFK Kik for a fine match.