U21 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Clark Lindsey started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Roman Tim Tfaruk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miromir Pietrowski to maneuver through the defense. El Canalla de Chicago's Tanner Waller shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mariusz Majkowski but with some difficulty. In the 6th match minute, Roman Tim Tfaruk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Prusinowski to maneuver through the defense. Tanner Waller struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Mariusz Majkowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Canalla de Chicago. Martin Tuttle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Clark Lindsey did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Mariusz Majkowski 14 minutes into the match. When James Uribe fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Canalla de Chicago's protests and gave James Uribe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Uribe to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Martin Tuttle got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some careless play in the Roman Tim Tfaruk defense, Rudolph Thurman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariusz Majkowski. The Roman Tim Tfaruk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariusz Majkowski should have stopped the shot. Mariusz Majkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rudolph Thurman in the 28th minute. An unexpected shot in the 35th minute by Rudolph Thurman got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Roman Tim Tfaruk's Mariusz Majkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Roman Tim Tfaruk from getting a goal against them. When Rudolph Thurman came up free with the goalie in the 38th 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 Rudolph Thurman couldn't finish the play. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Clark Lindsey hit a great ball. Clark Lindsey succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 42nd playminute. Mariusz Majkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clark Lindsey in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mariusz Piechocki was the one to do the kick off. Mariusz Majkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Tuttle in the 52nd minute of the match. Mariusz Majkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolph Thurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevin Roark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clark Lindsey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mariusz Majkowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Clark Lindsey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Canalla de Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Martin Tuttle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Majkowski having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcin Wolicki got free with Jonah Peck in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 71 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Clark Lindsey. Marcin Wolicki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Rudolph Thurman managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudolph Thurman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mariusz Majkowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 79th match minute, Roman Tim Tfaruk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karol Wysocki to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Martin Tuttle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Mariusz Majkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Clark Lindsey took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mariusz Majkowski. Mariusz Majkowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 92nd minute Kermit DeJesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariusz Majkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clark Lindsey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Majkowski having to interfere. There was no doubt that El Canalla de Chicago were the better team. El Canalla de Chicago's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.