U23 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Capuozzi started the match with the kick off. Jude Vang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Capuozzi in the 3rd minute of the match. Jude Vang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Capuozzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Comunardo Potenza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute Flavio Liaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jude Vang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jude Vang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Liaci's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Jude Vang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Capuozzi in the 18th minute of play. After 22 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Lopez. 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 Comunardo Potenza in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Camporioccio VS's Emilio Crema got a free kick in the 25th minute. Comunardo Potenza struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Jude Vang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Camporioccio VS. Alberto Borgatello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justin Raines went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 38 minutes of play, El Canalla de Chicago's Justin Raines made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alberto Borgatello was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alberto Borgatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Raines in the 42nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Armando Leobardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Leobardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Borgatello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Domingo Lopez to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Domingo Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Borgatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Lucente came free, but Jude Vang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Danny Escobedo got a free kick in the 60th minute. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Cody Gentry replaced Curtis Daniel. Camporioccio VS made a substitution. Arturo Addario replaced Antonio Clemente. Danny Escobedo hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Comunardo Potenza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Jude Vang made a huge save. Alberto Borgatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Leobardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Flavio Liaci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jude Vang made a huge save. Camporioccio VS made a substitution. Armando Perna replaced Comunardo Potenza. 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 Christian Capuozzi in the 85th minute of play. Christian Capuozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jude Vang having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Bruno Lucente reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jude Vang. The goal made the score 2-1. Jude Vang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Liaci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Camporioccio VS 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.