Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Monty Stout kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Howling Dawn U18 got a freekick which was hit by Florencio Fernendo. Uriel Lauren hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the game, El Canalla de Chicago's Monty Stout nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Hori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Curtis Wiggins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Santos Hori made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidel Espiridion during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Howling Dawn U18 getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Fidel Espiridion hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Santos Hori successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 28 minutes into the game, Godofredo Bordat threw the ball into play from the sideline. El Canalla de Chicago's Dustin Thome quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Espiridion in the 30th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Fidel Espiridion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonah Peck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Monty Stout shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Hori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Everardo Garoa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonah Peck. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Everardo Garoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fidel Espiridion made a kick off. After 54 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Curtis Wiggins. 70 minutes into the match, Baltasar Walme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonah Peck. El Canalla de Chicago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baltasar Walme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Bernie Rosales replaced Rudolph Thurman. Santos Hori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Uribe in the 81st minute of play. Jonah Peck was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Uriel Lauren. Jonah Peck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Espiridion in the 90th minute of the match. El Canalla de Chicago's Craig Rhoades was substituted for James Uribe. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Clark Lindsey got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Fidel Espiridion could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Jonah Peck made a huge save. In the 95th minute, Uriel Lauren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Monty Stout's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Hori was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. In the 97th minute, Emmanuel Akers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The El Canalla de Chicago supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Howling Dawn U18's performance. The match ended with a win for Howling Dawn U18.