U18 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) PREZULO FC's Moisés Siqueira 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. Renan Mota got a throw-in 3 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Wellington Linares. 8 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Renan Mota came free, but Jonah Peck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11thth minute of the game Moisés Siqueira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Canalla de Chicago's Jonah Peck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute, El Canalla de Chicago's Giuseppe Gillis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Giuseppe Gillis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El Canalla de Chicago protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Giuseppe Gillis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Giuseppe Gillis hit a great ball. When Moisés Siqueira came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the PREZULO FC 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 Moisés Siqueira couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, James Uribe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute, Monty Stout hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moisés Siqueira in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Uribe to maneuver through the defense. After 31 played minutes, PREZULO FC's Cesinha Capixaba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jonah Peck came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in PREZULO FC reached it. 33 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Siqueira came free, but Jonah Peck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Monty Stout dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rafinha Lara, 1-0. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Garcia in the 39th minute of the match. With a little luck, PREZULO FC's Rafinha Lara got control of the ball when Clark Lindsey tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Cesinha Capixaba got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Rafinha Lara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clark Lindsey in the 44th minute. After 45 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by A.J. Fernandez. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clark Lindsey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jonah Peck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Secco in the 53rd minute of play. With a little luck, El Canalla de Chicago's Jonah Peck got control of the ball when Moisés Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonah Peck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moisés Siqueira's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. If Tião Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Canalla de Chicago's Curtis Wiggins was substituted for Dustin Thome. El Canalla de Chicago's Cobi Babcock was substituted for A.J. Fernandez. Monty Stout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Rafinha Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Canalla de Chicago's Jonah Peck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Secco in the 78th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Craig Rhoades hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonah Peck was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cesinha Capixaba. The crowd rose to their feet as Franklin Garcia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonah Peck. That made the score 1-1 in the 81 minute of play. When Gustavo Tasso fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PREZULO FC's protests and gave Gustavo Tasso a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Gustavo Tasso got a free kick in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Emmanuel Akers managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Emmanuel Akers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafinha Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Craig Rhoades had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.