Friendly League

HALO Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Desislav Sergeev got the match started through his kick off. Shi Peng Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 4th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shi Peng Zhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 18th minute of play forced HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Shi Peng Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Desislav Sergeev tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roberto Eztebe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shi Peng Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shi Peng Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Aureliano Karlo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shi Peng Zhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 41 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. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lin Yu Hai, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aureliano Karlo was the one to do the kick off. HALO HANGZHOU:s Shi Peng Zhan showed great skill when he stopped Aureliano Karlo:s penalty. In the 54th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Peng Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shi Peng Zhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lin Yu Hai in the 61st minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Lin Yu in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Shi Peng Zhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Karlo. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Shi Peng Zhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 67 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shi Peng Zhan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. AFC FUSION's Mari Balotelli was substituted for Aureliano Karlo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mari Balotelli in the 75th minute of play forced HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Shi Peng Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in HALO HANGZHOU's zone, Christoff Stocks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shi Peng Zhan came out of the goal and Christoff Stocks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The corner led AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Shi Peng Zhan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 82nd minute Mari Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Peng Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Mari Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Peng Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match, Christoff Stocks got a very nice opportunity to score, but Shi Peng Zhan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A nice corner shot did that Thiago Silva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Shi Peng Zhan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Mari Balotelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mari Balotelli got free with Shi Peng Zhan in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mari Balotelli might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shi Peng Zhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mari Balotelli ran back to his position shaking his head. Shi Peng Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mari Balotelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 97 minutes into the game, Mari Balotelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Shi Peng Zhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The HALO HANGZHOU 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.