Official Cup

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sherman Eason got the match started through his kick off. Walton Boudreaux's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Walton Boudreaux helped the player get up and apologised. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Dustin Thome replaced Emmanuel Akers. After 3 played minutes LOS BUITRES got a freekick which was hit by Walton Boudreaux. In the 4th minute, Rudolf Pendleton reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stephen Ambriz. The goal made the score 1-0. When Walton Boudreaux was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 7 minutes had been played. From close distance Martin Tuttle pressed in the 2-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 12 minutes into the game. Theo Clifton kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Rudolf Pendleton took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Stephen Ambriz to make any attempt to save it. 22 minutes into the game, Martin Tuttle lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Stephen Ambriz. In the 26th minute, El Canalla de Chicago's Rudolf Pendleton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. Rudolf Pendleton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Stephen Ambriz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lazaro Ragsdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Ambriz having to interfere. If Rudolf Pendleton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rudolf Pendleton came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Rudolf Pendleton couldn't finish the play. Rudolf Pendleton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rudolf Pendleton was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rudolf Pendleton in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stephen Ambriz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Tuttle scored 6-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stephen Ambriz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martin Tuttle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Ambriz having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolf Pendleton came free, but Stephen Ambriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to LOS BUITRES getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Theo Clifton hit a great ball. If Rudolf Pendleton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Rudolf Pendleton sped through LOS BUITRES's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stephen Ambriz. Stephen Ambriz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Pendleton in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Rudolf Pendleton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stephen Ambriz. LOS BUITRES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rudolf Pendleton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Rudolf Pendleton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 minutes, Martin Tuttle made it 9-0 with a short kick to the right side. LOS BUITRES's Stephen Ambriz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rudolf Pendleton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Ambriz having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the El Canalla de Chicago players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.