Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rius Mascaran started the match with the kick off. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's attentive Araoz Solanos managed to snatch the ball when Thiago Silva made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. In the 10th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Silva to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute Rius Mascaran 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. A sloppy throw-in by Araoz Solanos in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFC FUSION's Thiago Silva. After 14 played minutes Deportivo Popolizio FBC got a freekick which was hit by Niklas Hägglund. Hermann Hesse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dawid Beckham in the 15th minute of the match. After having played for 17 minutes, Gaizkine Ibern managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaizkine Ibern was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hermann Hesse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 26th minute of the match. Aureliano Karlo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Hermann Hesse 28 minutes into the match. A collision led to Deportivo Popolizio FBC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Damian Regulez hit a great ball. Hermann Hesse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 33rd minute. Cris Ronaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Roberto Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rius Mascaran in the 40th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Gaizkine Ibern came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Silva made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Romulo Abilio however managed to control. Aureliano Karlo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Hermann Hesse made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aureliano Karlo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Aureliano Karlo made a precise shot to the right of Hermann Hesse. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Torbjørn Trondsen was substituted for Nils Gielis. Deportivo Popolizio FBC made a substitution. Erruki Velarroa replaced Gaizkine Ibern. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Olly Morgan was substituted for Rius Mascaran. 67 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Erruki Velarroa came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Vase to maneuver through the defense. AFC FUSION's Gabriel Diaz was substituted for Wojciech Fiszer. In the 70th minute, Paul Vase hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Cris Ronaldo in the 70th minute really tested Roberto Eztebe's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 72 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjørn Trondsen came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes, Olly Morgan made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. AFC FUSION's Segundo Vito was substituted for Guido Txindoki. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Romulo Abilio. 85 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olly Morgan. 88 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olly Morgan. Olly Morgan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Roberto Eztebe made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olly Morgan in the 93rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Torbjørn Trondsen 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFC FUSION fans cheered their team off the field, for while Deportivo Popolizio FBC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.