Friendly League

Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dawid Beckham took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emil Gabor. Emil Gabor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Roberto Eztebe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 14 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Karlo came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Romulo Abilio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 16th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emil Gabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 18th minute of the match. 21 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 Lucrețiu Ghimiș. After 23 minutes, Lucrețiu Ghimiș mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Abilio in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Dawid Beckham came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Abilio in the 32nd minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dawid Beckham in the 36th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 36th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Karlo came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Dawid Beckham had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Gabor. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dawid Beckham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Emil Gabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoff Stocks in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 made a substitution. Gică Popescu replaced Eliodor Gheban. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Irinel Tatomir to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dawid Beckham didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 64th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Thiago Silva got a free kick in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Thiago Silva got a free kick in the 66th minute. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Ghimiș came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dawid Beckham. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 85th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Lucrețiu Ghimiș kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. After 88 minutes, Lisandro Martínez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lisandro Martínez hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Aureliano Karlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute Lucrețiu Ghimiș 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. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC FUSION played a much better game than ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 and deserved their victory. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.