Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Coley kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trenton Baird in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Armani saved C. A. Pipon Pipon from getting behind. In the 11thth minute of the game Trenton Baird who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clemente Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trenton Baird, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 18 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Trenton Baird came free, but Clemente Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the last second Clemente Armani throw himself and got hold of the ball when Trenton Baird in the 20thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trenton Baird in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Armani saved C. A. Pipon Pipon from getting behind. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trenton Baird, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trenton Baird fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Armani having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trenton Baird in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Clemente Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kermit Henry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donovan Heath, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Thanh Goldberg. Kevin Roark might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clemente Armani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Roark ran back to his position shaking his head. After 39 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Thanh Goldberg. In the 46th minute, El Canalla de Chicago's Tanner Waller seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tanner Waller the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El Canalla de Chicago protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tanner Waller had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Tanner Waller hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Tuttle to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Tuttle in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Clemente Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 63rd play minutes Victor Coley shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Kermit Henry and just under the crossbar into goal. Martin Tuttle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Rene Burr was substituted for Donovan Heath. El Canalla de Chicago's Monty Stout was substituted for Martin Tuttle. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Stout, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Stout scored 1-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clemente Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Stout in the 84th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the C. A. Pipon Pipon defense, Kevin Roark kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clemente Armani. The C. A. Pipon Pipon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clemente Armani should have stopped the shot. When El Canalla de Chicago's Monty Stout in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Monty Stout's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clemente Armani was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. In the 98th minute of the match El Canalla de Chicago got a corner. C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hector Spivey ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hector Spivey almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani did a great save. El Canalla de Chicago's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.