U23 League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rudolf Pendleton made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeu Gøth came free, but Bart Villanueva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Bart Villanueva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tala Bosques del Jaure's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gündüz Engiay in the 10th minute. Tala Bosques del Jaure's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gündüz Engiay in the 15th minute. When Innocenzio Sesse fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tala Bosques del Jaure's protests and gave Innocenzio Sesse a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tala Bosques del Jaure getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Innocenzio Sesse hit a great ball. Tadeu Gøth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bart Villanueva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Tala Bosques del Jaure got a freekick which was hit by Azibar Blanch. 27 minutes into the game, Hector Spivey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Canalla de Chicago's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tala Bosques del Jaure the free kick. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Hector Spivey got a free kick in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Tadeu Gøth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bart Villanueva. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tadeu Gøth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bart Villanueva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeu Gøth in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Brock Burke got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Gündüz Engiay, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Bart Villanueva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tadeu Gøth in the 43rd 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. A sloppy throw-in by Hector Spivey in the 47th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tala Bosques del Jaure's Marcos Urtsin.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tadeu Gøth was the one to do the kick off. Bart Villanueva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeu Gøth in the 51st minute of the match. Clive Shilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Tuttle in the 54th minute of the match. After 55 minutes, Tadeu Gøth made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tala Bosques del Jaure made a substitution. 庄广乐 replaced Tadeu Gøth. Bart Villanueva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庄广乐 in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, 庄广乐 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bart Villanueva. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 庄广乐 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. With his leg Bart Villanueva managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Tala Bosques del Jaure's 庄广乐 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 73rd minute El Canalla de Chicago were awarded a corner. Martin Tuttle went to the cornerflag to take it. 庄广乐 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 74th minute of the match, 庄广乐 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bart Villanueva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If 庄广乐 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save El Canalla de Chicago from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute 庄广乐 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Villanueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bart Villanueva came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Tala Bosques del Jaure's 庄广乐. But to his dismay, 庄广乐 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, 庄广乐 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tala Bosques del Jaure's supporters rose to their feet, but 庄广乐 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart Villanueva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 庄广乐 scored 0-5 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bart Villanueva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Tala Bosques del Jaure supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tala Bosques del Jaure would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.