League

Urbana Garden Park
Spectators: 10790 (Terracing: 8114, Seating: 2460, VIP seats: 216) Mané Vargas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute of the match, Szymon Olender tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Trenton Jacobson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 5 minutes EL LOBO DE MIAMI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Ciolli who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Trenton Jacobson got control of the ball when Szymon Olender tried to sneak it across the goal line. Illinois Bluewaters's Joseph Yoder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Vargas in the 8th minute of play. Mané Vargas might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joseph Yoder. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mané Vargas ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Vargas in the 10th minute of play forced Illinois Bluewaters's goalkeeper Joseph Yoder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Illinois Bluewaters's Szymon Olender slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Trenton Jacobson. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. If Ross Strong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Mei Yan Xing pulled a muscle in his leg after 20 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ruben Paz charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruben Paz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. EL LOBO DE MIAMI made a substitution. Eric Paris replaced Mei Yan Xing. The supporters of EL LOBO DE MIAMI booed when Illinois Bluewaters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Paz didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Balthazar Van de Schrieck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes into the game, EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Curt Montes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joseph Yoder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Vargas in the 45th minute of play forced Illinois Bluewaters's goalkeeper Joseph Yoder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szymon Olender could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Trenton Jacobson made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Szymon Olender to make the kick off. Mané Vargas might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joseph Yoder. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mané Vargas ran back to his position shaking his head. Joseph Yoder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Vargas in the 61st minute of the match. EL LOBO DE MIAMI's Aaron Barney was substituted for Mané Vargas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Haney in the 71st minute of play forced Illinois Bluewaters's goalkeeper Joseph Yoder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ross Strong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Trenton Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Aaron Barney had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joseph Yoder. Illinois Bluewaters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aaron Barney was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the match was over EL LOBO DE MIAMI could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Illinois Bluewaters throughout the match.