Official Cup

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) El Canalla de Chicago's Lamar Gallo 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. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Burruyaco's goalkeeper Erol Batıhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 7 minutes into the match, Burruyaco's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Vilar came free, but Erol Batıhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joaquim Vilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erol Batıhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Vilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquim Vilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, El Canalla de Chicago's Erol Batıhan threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joaquim Vilar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Guipuzkoa in the 12th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Eusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erol Batıhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Zacarias Bidari with Christian Eusko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Gartzea in the 24th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roque Gartzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 31st match minute, Burruyaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Eusko to maneuver through the defense. After 32nd play minutes Joaquim Vilar shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Erol Batıhan and just under the crossbar into goal. Erol Batıhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Vilar's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roque Gartzea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Eleuterio Cedro in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by El Canalla de Chicago's Andreas Sanchez. 55 minutes into the game, El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erol Batıhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. When El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Burruyaco's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58thth minute of the game Joaquim Vilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Burruyaco's Erol Batıhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Joaquim Vilar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erol Batıhan was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. El Canalla de Chicago's Justin Raines was substituted for Tom Adams. Joaquim Vilar struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Erol Batıhan 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. Justin Raines fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erol Batıhan having to interfere. Erol Batıhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamar Gallo in the 86th minute of play. Erol Batıhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lamar Gallo in the 88th minute of the match. Erol Batıhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justin Raines in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Lamar Gallo made a precise shot to the right of Erol Batıhan. Burruyaco's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The El Canalla de Chicago fans cheered their team off the field, for while Burruyaco had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.