Friendly League

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Jari Alenius made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 17th minute, Clodoveo Weather hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karl-Åke Hong charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl-Åke Hong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vellito Alguerdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 33rd 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 Jari Alenius in the 44th minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Ariel Ortega managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NAGANO F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ariel Ortega was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diego Beckenbauer hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dawid Beckham in the 47th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Julien Staffelbach was the one to do the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Julien Staffelbach who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 54th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. Mario Sesuldo made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo managed to reach the ball for a save. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Ortega in the 56th minute of play. With 61 minutes on the clock, Paul Vase commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 61 minutes into the game, one of AFC FUSION:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. AFC FUSION:s Roberto Eztebe showed great skill when he stopped Jari Alenius:s penalty. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Jari Alenius 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. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Karl-Åke Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. In the 67th minute, Karl-Åke Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jari Alenius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the game, NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Eztebe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 87th minute, Ariel Ortega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NAGANO F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Ortega in the 92nd minute of play. NAGANO F.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AFC FUSION for a fine match.