League

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 9219 (Terracing: 6915, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lamar Gallo got the match started through his kick off. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamar Gallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerry Sellers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Gould in the 17th minute of play. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 26th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Greenberg. Kerry Sellers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save El Canalla de Chicago from getting a goal against them. Wilbur Hyde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerry Sellers in the 38th minute of play. Kerry Sellers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilbur Hyde having to make a save. 40 minutes into the match, El Canalla de Chicago's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Wilbur Hyde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Matthew Medrano got a free kick in the 40th minute. El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 42nd minute of play. C. A. Independiente were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after El Canalla de Chicago's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eric Snowden took the corner. C. A. Independiente's Eric Snowden was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wilbur Hyde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, C. A. Independiente's Tomas Gustafson got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tommie Bolton to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Sid Chadwick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilbur Hyde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Kerry Sellers sped through El Canalla de Chicago's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wilbur Hyde. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 61st minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Wilfred Noel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 66th minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Wilbur Hyde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Carlo Greenberg hit a great ball. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when C. A. Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Marangoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in El Canalla de Chicago's zone, Kerry Sellers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilbur Hyde came out of the goal and Kerry Sellers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kerry Sellers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilbur Hyde having to make a save. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Wilbur Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerry Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Canalla de Chicago's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tommie Bolton was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Independiente's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Sid Chadwick almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but El Canalla de Chicago's Wilbur Hyde did a great save. C. A. Independiente's Sid Chadwick got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the El Canalla de Chicago players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C. A. Independiente.