U18 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7643 (Terracing: 5734, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Scott Souza made the kick off and thus started the match. Scott Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Haroldo Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roosevelt Guthrie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Johans in the 10th minute of the match. In the 10th match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kent Carney to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 13 minutes, Scott Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters crossed their fingers, but Scott Souza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes in the game Bernie Rosales did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kent Carney. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Shawn Reyna hit a great ball. Scott Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Haroldo Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vince Potts in the 23rd minute of play forced INCONA FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Maidana hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute Scott Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldo Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Jaunzuria charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacinto Jaunzuria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to INCONA FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jacinto Jaunzuria hit a great ball. Haroldo Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Souza in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Kent Carney fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A collision led to INCONA FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Modesto Kauldi hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Scott Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Santana was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, INCONA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Scott Souza came free, but Haroldo Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Scott Souza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haroldo Santana, 2-0. Scott Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ernesto Johans made a kick off. When Gualterio Dubardo fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored INCONA FC's protests and gave Gualterio Dubardo a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Tim Coates. Gualterio Dubardo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roosevelt Guthrie. El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Haroldo Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Souza in the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Scott Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Santana was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Scott Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 64 minutes into the match, INCONA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernie Rosales came free, but Haroldo Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Scott Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Scott Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Haroldo Santana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When El Canalla de Chicago's Scott Souza in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INCONA FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Scott Souza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Santana was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the game, INCONA FC's Ernesto Johans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roosevelt Guthrie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Kent Carney took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Haroldo Santana. Haroldo Santana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Haroldo Santana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Scott Souza's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Kent Carney managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Carney was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo Santana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Scott Souza came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the El Canalla de Chicago fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Scott Souza couldn't finish the play. INCONA FC's Haroldo Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scott Souza in the 95th minute of play. Haroldo Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Souza in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. El Canalla de Chicago had played much better football throughout.