Friendly League

ZaRa A.C StadiuM
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, 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. Eustaquio Tulio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Karlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. ZarA A.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Thiago Silva got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 5 minutes into the match. ZarA A.C's Eustaquio Tulio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 12th minute of play. Eustaquio Tulio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 14th minute of play. Aureliano Karlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ZarA A.C's Eustaquio Tulio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes ZarA A.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Mario Sesuldo advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-2 in the 20th minute. Eustaquio Tulio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 25th minute of play. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after ZarA A.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Wojciech Fiszer managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Eustaquio Tulio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aureliano Karlo went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZarA A.C's goalkeeper Eustaquio Tulio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Aureliano Karlo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of ZarA A.C's Eustaquio Tulio. Eustaquio Tulio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZarA A.C's goalkeeper Eustaquio Tulio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With an all-out effort, AFC FUSION's Eustaquio Tulio threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aureliano Karlo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Eustaquio Tulio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 56th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Hermelando Bustunzuria notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in ZarA A.C's zone, Aureliano Karlo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eustaquio Tulio came out of the goal and Aureliano Karlo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Aureliano Karlo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Eustaquio Tulio. That made the score 1-5 after 67 minutes of play. 72 minutes into the match, ZarA A.C's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Txindoki came free, but Eustaquio Tulio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermelando Bustunzuria in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Tulio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Romulo Abilio. 86 minutes into the match, ZarA A.C's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Txindoki came free, but Eustaquio Tulio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustaquio Tulio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Txindoki, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the game, Mari Balotelli recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eustaquio Tulio. Mari Balotelli showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-7. In the 93rd minute Mari Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Tulio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, ZarA A.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mari Balotelli came free, but Eustaquio Tulio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The AFC FUSION supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC FUSION would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.