Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aureliano Karlo took the kick off in the first half 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 Gerd Treial in the 7th minute of play. Santiago Nataniel was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Christoff Stocks capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christoff Stocks really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Romulo Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santiago Nataniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoff Stocks in the 21st minute of play. After 28 played minutes Brown Puerto Madryn got a freekick which was hit by Maciej Trzaskoma. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taaniel Hill, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taaniel Hill in the 30th minute of play. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Taaniel Hill sped through AFC FUSION's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. Santiago Nataniel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Sesuldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Brown Puerto Madryn's goalkeeper Santiago Nataniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoff Stocks. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Taaniel Hill made the kick off in the second half. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Nataniel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Abilio in the 54th minute of play forced Brown Puerto Madryn's goalkeeper Santiago Nataniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Nataniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 54th minute of play. Christoff Stocks took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santiago Nataniel. Santiago Nataniel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Romulo Abilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Nataniel having to interfere. Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Abilio in the 67th minute of play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Guido Txindoki replaced Christoff Stocks. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Lino Rios replaced Aureliano Karlo. In the 73rd minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Brown Puerto Madryn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germano Bettencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. AFC FUSION's Germano Bettencourt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Santiago Nataniel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Ladislao Salvidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo De Paul came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santiago Nataniel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 84th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Salvidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Guido Txindoki notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Brown Puerto Madryn's Santiago Nataniel. Santiago Nataniel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Billy Drake dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roberto Eztebe, 3-2. When the referee ended the match the AFC FUSION players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.