U23 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Justin Raines made the kick off and thus started the match. Jude Vang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Téo Mello's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Jude Vang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Skoroda in the 8th minute of play. The corner ended in Kareem Gregory almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cup2's Raycho Kaleev did a great save. Koldo Sánchez hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Justin Raines scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raycho Kaleev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Justin Raines hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Zapryan Vasov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cup2's supporters rose to their feet, but Zapryan Vasov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jude Vang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 31 minutes into the game, Tinko Betzinski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cup2's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Canalla de Chicago the free kick. Tinko Betzinski hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Cup2's Téo Mello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jude Vang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jude Vang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Téo Mello sped through El Canalla de Chicago's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jude Vang. Cup2's Raycho Kaleev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Lopez in the 41st minute of play. Raycho Kaleev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Raines, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Téo Mello to strike the kick off in the second half. Domingo Lopez hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Jude Vang made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Téo Mello sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Jude Vang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Téo Mello. In the 61st minute Justin Raines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raycho Kaleev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Justin Raines made a precise shot to the right of Raycho Kaleev. Cup2's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. If Domingo Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Justin Raines struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Raycho Kaleev 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. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Daron Davidson replaced Justin Raines. El Canalla de Chicago's Jude Vang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save El Canalla de Chicago from getting a goal against them. Dimcho Fuskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Jude Vang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Norberto Bristol replaced Kareem Gregory. Zapryan Vasov'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. Zapryan Vasov helped the player get up and apologised. Kareem Hendricks hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Rudolf Pendleton managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudolf Pendleton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raycho Kaleev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cup2 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for El Canalla de Chicago.