U23 League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Domingo Lopez started the match with the kick off. When Armando Leobardo fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Canalla de Chicago's protests and gave Armando Leobardo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Armando Leobardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jude Vang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argider Amigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro González was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domingo Lopez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Justin Raines fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro González having to interfere. During the 21st minute of the match Armando Leobardo completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Armando Leobardo a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 22 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Armando Leobardo. El Canalla de Chicago's Jude Vang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirolyub Radin in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to MANIACOS getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Tabor Bentisca hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingo Lopez in the 26th minute of play forced MANIACOS's goalkeeper Pedro González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xzavion Leza in the 27th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jude Vang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilkay Gündoğan in the 30th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jude Vang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jude Vang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilkay Gündoğan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 40 minutes, Danny Escobedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Canalla de Chicago and the MANIACOS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Danny Escobedo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Jude Vang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xzavion Leza in the 42nd minute of play. El Canalla de Chicago's Jude Vang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xzavion Leza in the 42nd minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xzavion Leza made a kick off. Xzavion Leza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jude Vang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Hubbard kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Jude Vang was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Argider Amigo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 54 minute of play. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Cody Gentry replaced Curtis Daniel. After 59 played minutes MANIACOS got a freekick which was hit by Ilkay Gündoğan. Justin Raines took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro González. Pedro González dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Argider Amigo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jude Vang firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jude Vang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xzavion Leza in the 67th minute. Raul Knox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Pedro González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 83 minutes into the game, when Danny Escobedo put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of El Canalla de Chicago:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MANIACOS:s goal. Hartz Astorgano placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After 86 minutes of play, MANIACOS's Xzavion Leza made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jude Vang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jude Vang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argider Amigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudolf Pendleton charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rudolf Pendleton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of MANIACOS booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolf Pendleton didn't get a good kick on the ball.