Friendly League

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Santiago Mino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, Aureliano Karlo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Palermo's Alfredo Joey. Alfredo Joey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isaias Grove made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AFC FUSION's Romulo Abilio. Aureliano Karlo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Joey having to make a save. Alfredo Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Gonzalez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Aureliano Karlo struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Alfredo Joey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carolo Rozarius in the 14th minute. The supporters of Palermo booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dawid Beckham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredo Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Karlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Joey was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Romulo Abilio hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th 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: 0-2. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carolo Rozarius, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Palermo's Isaias Grove got a free kick in the 34th minute. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Karlo came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Medina in the 38th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led AFC FUSION's Jonatan Maidana to fire away a dangerous shot which Alfredo Joey despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Aureliano Karlo came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aureliano Karlo couldn't finish the play. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Palermo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC FUSION were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aureliano Karlo to strike the kick off in the second half. If Romulo Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Palermo's Alfredo Joey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Karlo came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Palermo made a substitution. Marcelino Chaime replaced Carolo Rozarius. 65 minutes into the game, Aquiles Eufemio threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 67thth minute of the game Arnoldo Medina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Arnoldo Medina sped through AFC FUSION's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Gabriel Diaz replaced Wojciech Fiszer. After 73 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Isaias Grove. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Segundo Vito replaced Guido Txindoki. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Romulo Abilio. In the 74th match minute, Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaias Grove to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Karlo in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Joey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Aureliano Karlo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 77 minutes into the match, Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Karlo. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Mino in the 79th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Christoff Stocks cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Alfredo Joey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The AFC FUSION players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.