Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matias Bilintx in the 3rd minute. After 4 minutes AFC FUSION's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saturnino Curcio who took care of the corner kick. Sporting de Gijón's Saturnino Curcio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Eztebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Matias Bilintx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dante Fernendo had in the 12thth minute some difficulties stopping Aureliano Karlo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 14 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Fernendo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 17 minutes into the game, Saturnino Curcio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Roberto Eztebe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Nuno to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Fernendo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dante Fernendo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Dante Fernendo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sporting de Gijón's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. AFC FUSION's Mario Sesuldo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dante Fernendo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 35th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Dante Fernendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Bonadona's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Romulo Abilio kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Aureliano Karlo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Fernendo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aureliano Karlo to make the kick off. Dante Fernendo was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Aureliano Karlo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aureliano Karlo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Rufo in the 56th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Rufo in the 56th minute of play. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Venancio Emesto replaced Denis Bonadona. 60 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Bilintx came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Bilintx came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Rufo in the 61st minute of play. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Rufo in the 62nd minute of play. Alejandro Rufo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Mario Sesuldo. AFC FUSION's Julien Staffelbach was substituted for Aureliano Karlo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Bilintx in the 73rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 75th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Zanabria came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Mario Zanabria made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Eztebe. AFC FUSION's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Sporting de Gijón's Atilano Feo was substituted for Constantino Nuno. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Zanabria in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Julien Staffelbach sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Fernendo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Julien Staffelbach reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dante Fernendo. The goal made the score 2-4. Paul Vase hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When Saturnino Curcio came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Sporting de Gijón 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 Saturnino Curcio couldn't finish the play. The Sporting de Gijón supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AFC FUSION's performance. The match ended with a win for AFC FUSION.