U18 World League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mircea Brăiloiu kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Kermit DeJesus. When James Uribe fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Canalla de Chicago's protests and gave James Uribe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, El Canalla de Chicago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Uribe to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute, Nechifor Cinteză hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonah Peck came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by YR☆Bald Eagle™'s Mădălin Bârlea. But to his dismay, Mădălin Bârlea quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With 18 minutes on the clock, Julian Corcoran commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Canalla de Chicago fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! In the 22nd minute, Petre Ştefănescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, El Canalla de Chicago's Silviu Şoimu threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Stout, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 24 minutes into the game, Petre Ştefănescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YR☆Bald Eagle™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Canalla de Chicago the free kick. Monty Stout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silviu Şoimu having to interfere. Mădălin Bârlea kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as El Canalla de Chicago's Monty Stout slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silviu Şoimu. That made the score 1-1 after 34 minutes of play. Clark Lindsey who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Silviu Şoimu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Clark Lindsey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Silviu Şoimu made a huge save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clark Lindsey to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clark Lindsey in the 51st minute of play forced YR☆Bald Eagle™'s goalkeeper Silviu Şoimu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silviu Şoimu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Stout, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Leonard Voitiş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jonah Peck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes in the game Silviu Marchidan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mădălin Bârlea. In the 64th minute, A.J. Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to El Canalla de Chicago getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. James Uribe hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, YR☆Bald Eagle™'s Jonah Peck threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mădălin Bârlea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If James Uribe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolph Thurman's late challenge caught a YR☆Bald Eagle™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rudolph Thurman helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes El Canalla de Chicago got a freekick which was hit by Rudolph Thurman. After a rather tough play, YR☆Bald Eagle™'s Leonard Voitiş got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Dustin Thome sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silviu Şoimu skillfully saved the ball. Jonah Peck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mircea Brăiloiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Stout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Silviu Şoimu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Mircea Brăiloiu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonah Peck. That made the score 1-4 in the 94 minute of play. YR☆Bald Eagle™'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.