U21 League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rudolf Pendleton got the match started through his kick off. When Club Ibiza's Gasteiz Agüeros in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Canalla de Chicago's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute Valentino Ospina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart Villanueva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Valentino Ospina notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva. Bart Villanueva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valentino Ospina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudolf Pendleton hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Club Ibiza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucho Bustamante didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Lazaro Ragsdale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bart Villanueva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gasteiz Agüeros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gasteiz Agüeros to strike the kick off in the second half. Martin Tuttle charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Tuttle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Norberto Bristol got a free kick in the 58th minute. Bart Villanueva was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Chinomso Recoba. Gasteiz Agüeros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart Villanueva having to interfere. Ixona Tabernilla kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, El Canalla de Chicago's Martin Tuttle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miguel Calero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 73 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolf Pendleton came free, but Miguel Calero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucho Bustamante in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute El Canalla de Chicago were awarded a corner. Norberto Bristol went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 87th minute of the match El Canalla de Chicago got a corner. Club Ibiza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Norberto Bristol ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on El Canalla de Chicago's corner Norberto Bristol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Miguel Calero quite easily take care of the ball. Rudolf Pendleton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st minute, Lucho Bustamante got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 93 minutes, Lucho Bustamante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Ibiza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucho Bustamante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Rudolf Pendleton notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Club Ibiza's Miguel Calero. Miguel Calero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. El Canalla de Chicago were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Club Ibiza for a fine match.