Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo-Enrique Bochini, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Karlo in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aureliano Karlo came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Atahan Balon could save by the left post. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo-Enrique Bochini in the 11th minute of the match. Romulo Abilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Atahan Balon. Atahan Balon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 21st minute Saverio Brion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Brion came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atahan Balon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 25 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Atahan Balon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Karlo got free with Atahan Balon in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aureliano Karlo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Brion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 38 minutes, Aureliano Karlo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aureliano Karlo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romulo Abilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ladislao Constancio during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo-Enrique Bochini to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Los Muchachos del 86 defense, Aureliano Karlo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atahan Balon. The Los Muchachos del 86 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atahan Balon should have stopped the shot. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo-Enrique Bochini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atahan Balon came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo. But to his dismay, Aureliano Karlo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 64th minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Beckham to maneuver through the defense. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Mari Balotelli replaced Aureliano Karlo. Los Muchachos del 86 made a substitution. Asiz Soon replaced Szymon Szkaradek. Dawid Beckham hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Los Muchachos del 86's zone, Guido Txindoki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atahan Balon came out of the goal and Guido Txindoki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Honesto in the 81st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Guido Txindoki put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Atahan Balon. In the 89th minute, Mari Balotelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atahan Balon was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Atahan Balon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Txindoki in the 93rd minute of play. Los Muchachos del 86's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.