U21 League

El Bunker!
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Kaiser!'s Ronaldo Nazario started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Kaiser!'s zone, Nicky Cavazos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 叶诚鹰 came out of the goal and Nicky Cavazos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 5 minutes, Jairo Cimbron mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kaiser! and the Cosmos Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. 12 minutes into the game, Rudolph Saunders was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cosmos Soccer Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kaiser! the free kick. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rudolph Saunders hit a great ball. Ronaldo Nazario came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jarrett Rosenberg could save by the left post. 19 minutes into the match, Kaiser!'s goal looked a bit too open when Nicky Cavazos came free, but 叶诚鹰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo Nazario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kaiser! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Kaiser!'s Parisi Escamilla got a free kick in the 27th minute. Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Cosmos Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. Ronaldo Nazario's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jarrett Rosenberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Parisi Escamilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg got control of the ball when Ronaldo Nazario tried to sneak it across the goal line. Donovan Heath's late challenge caught a Kaiser!'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donovan Heath helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Donovan Heath hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Kaiser! defense, Patrick Fontenot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 叶诚鹰. The Kaiser! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 叶诚鹰 should have stopped the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicky Cavazos to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Rafael Ocasio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Donovan Heath hit a great ball. Jarrett Rosenberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Gallego in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Rudolph Saunders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 叶诚鹰 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarrett Rosenberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Nazario in the 60th minute of play. Jairo Cimbron kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Ronaldo Nazario 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. Patrick Fontenot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 叶诚鹰 having to interfere. 79 minutes into the game, Ronaldo Nazario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kaiser!'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cosmos Soccer Club the free kick. In the 79th minute, Ronaldo Nazario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosmos Soccer Club's Jarrett Rosenberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almandoz Goicoechea in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Kaiser! getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Iachetti Canido hit a great ball. The Cosmos Soccer Club players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Kaiser! from taking control. The game ends in a draw.