Official Cup

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Domingo Lopez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Matthew Medrano came free, but 马常辰 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Domingo Lopez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. 马常辰 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. El Canalla de Chicago's attentive Emmanuel Lockhart managed to snatch the ball when Jack Caspersson made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. 马常辰 made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Matthew Medrano sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Joaquim Vilar put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of 马常辰. When Joaquim Vilar came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the El Canalla de Chicago fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joaquim Vilar couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Matthew Medrano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 马常辰 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Sundberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Joaquim Vilar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Canalla de Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthew Medrano during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Matthew Medrano 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 Harry Haström, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Matthew Medrano took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 马常辰. 马常辰 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. In the 41st minute, Joaquim Vilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 马常辰 was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 马常辰 came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by El Canalla de Chicago's Joaquim Vilar. But to his dismay, Joaquim Vilar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. 马常辰 made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Domingo Lopez sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Harry Haström to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Barcelona's Valentin Lindkvist got a free kick in the 51st minute. 马常辰 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Vilar's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 马常辰 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lopez in the 55th minute of play. After 56 minutes, Domingo Lopez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Canalla de Chicago and the Barcelona players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Domingo Lopez got a free kick in the 56th minute. 马常辰 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Canalla de Chicago made a substitution. Andreas Sanchez replaced Matthew Medrano. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Domingo Lopez sped through Barcelona's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 马常辰. 马常辰 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Lopez in the 68th minute of play. In the 71stth minute of the game Domingo Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barcelona's 马常辰 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingo Lopez in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 马常辰 saved Barcelona from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Barcelona's zone, Domingo Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 马常辰 came out of the goal and Domingo Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 马常辰 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justin Raines in the 75th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Barcelona got a freekick which was hit by Jack Caspersson. 马常辰 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Harry Haström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 马常辰 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Raines in the 90th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Domingo Lopez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 马常辰. Barcelona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingo Lopez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. In the 95th minute, Justin Raines ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 马常辰 was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-1. When the referee ended the match the El Canalla de Chicago players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.