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Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 9164 (Terracing: 6874, Seating: 2108, VIP seats: 182) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Domingo Lopez made the kick off which started today's match. Mohammad Norwood stood somewhat misplaced when Domingo Lopez came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 5 minute. Mohammad Norwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Vilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Bordat in the 12th 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 sloppy throw-in by Dirk Mahoney in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by El Canalla de Chicago's Wilfred Noel. Claude Mueller kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Armando Odon in the 17th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Wilbur Hyde's left hand side. Los Fresnos AFC's Mohammad Norwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Vilar in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Domingo Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohammad Norwood was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Dirk Mahoney hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute Joaquim Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammad Norwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Canalla de Chicago's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claude Mueller in the 40th minute. The corner led El Canalla de Chicago's Claude Mueller to fire away a dangerous shot which Mohammad Norwood despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Los Fresnos AFC's Mohammad Norwood proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Los Fresnos AFC from getting a goal against them. Joaquim Vilar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mohammad Norwood came out and tried to block the shot, but Joaquim Vilar slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rocco Cameron stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohammad Norwood didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Vilar went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 62nd minute, Domingo Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohammad Norwood was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. El Canalla de Chicago's Justin Raines was substituted for Tom Adams. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Andreas Sanchez replaced Matthew Medrano. Joaquim Vilar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohammad Norwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Lamar Gallo replaced Joaquim Vilar. Los Fresnos AFC's Mohammad Norwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Mueller in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute El Canalla de Chicago were awarded a corner. Claude Mueller went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on El Canalla de Chicago's corner Claude Mueller fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mohammad Norwood quite easily take care of the ball. Andreas Sanchez struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Mohammad Norwood didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Canalla de Chicago. In the 85th minute Braulio Bordat 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Raines in the 87th minute of play forced Los Fresnos AFC's goalkeeper Mohammad Norwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Los Fresnos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Marion didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute of the match Claude Mueller shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohammad Norwood showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Los Fresnos AFC 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.