Friendly League

Lusail
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Apolo Aurken started the match with the kick off. Rosendo Lluis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Albano Bemabe. La Scaloneta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Carolo Isidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Aurken in the 7th minute of play. Artemio Naike kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Apolo Aurken ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carolo Isidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Eusebio Richies short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Carolo Isidor to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Carmelo Brais hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Carolo Isidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Aurken in the 33rd minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eusebio Richie. 39 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro Arnalt came free, but Albano Bemabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Apolo Aurken managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Scaloneta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Apolo Aurken was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carmelo Brais to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Sasoin in the 56th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Apolo Aurken cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Carolo Isidor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carolo Isidor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Apolo Aurken's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute of the match, Carmelo Brais tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Albano Bemabe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Gonsalve in the 68th minute of play forced La Scaloneta's goalkeeper Albano Bemabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Scaloneta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramiro Arnalt was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. 70 minutes into the match, Carlos Ishmael notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of La Scaloneta's Albano Bemabe. Albano Bemabe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Severino Cibran hit a great ball. La Scaloneta's Segundo Birila couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AFC FUSION. In the 79th minute Rosendo Sasoin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Isidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Eusebio Richie in the 82nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Carmelo Brais hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After 89 played minutes La Scaloneta got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Richie. Valentin Taurino's late challenge caught a AFC FUSION's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentin Taurino helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Scaloneta's Valentin Taurino got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Ramiro Arnalt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Albano Bemabe. La Scaloneta's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Carolo Isidor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rosendo Sasoin's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. La Scaloneta had played much better football throughout.