U18 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) El Canalla de Chicago's Monty Stout 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. Hurboc's Rosendo Asur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Stout in the 4th minute of play. If Monty Stout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eusebio Koldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rosendo Asur made an important save on a dangerous shot by James Uribe in the 11th minute. Jonah Peck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Eguzki in the 15th minute of play. When James Uribe came up free with the goalie in the 17th 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 James Uribe couldn't finish the play. Jonah Peck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Koldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusebio Koldo in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonah Peck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dustin Thome hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Jonah Peck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Koldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Txema in the 29th minute of the match. James Uribe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosendo Asur having to interfere. Jonah Peck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Selatse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Damian Selatse in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Hurboc's Eusebio Koldo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonah Peck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The El Canalla de Chicago players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hurboc were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Selatse made a kick off. Monty Stout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Rosendo Asur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Hurboc booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Corcoran didn't get a good kick on the ball. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Cobi Babcock replaced A.J. Fernandez. El Canalla de Chicago's Curtis Wiggins was substituted for Dustin Thome. In the 62nd match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julian Corcoran to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Hurboc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Poncio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosendo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Stout in the 68th minute of the match. Remigio Eguzki's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonah Peck firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, James Uribe managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but James Uribe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rosendo Asur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Selatse in the 80th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jonah Peck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Asur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Stout in the 83rd minute of the match. Jonah Peck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robustiano Txema in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Koldo in the 88th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jonah Peck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by James Uribe. 90 minutes into the game, Remigio Eguzki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jonah Peck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jonah Peck was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Damian Selatse capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Damian Selatse really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hurboc walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.