Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim de Barros made the kick off and thus started the match. Lino Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Armindo Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armindo Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. VB-Team's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Lino Rios scored to the left of an out of position Armindo Salgado, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Armindo Salgado in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Armindo Salgado in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romulo Abilio was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Gervásio Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Guerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lino Rios in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Armindo Salgado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lino Rios did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Armindo Salgado 26 minutes into the match. Roberto Eztebe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shao Kun Yuan's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Álvaro Rezende was slow to take the kick. During this time VB-Team's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Gervásio Severiano heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Rios was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Gervásio Severiano 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. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 53rd minute of play. Lino Rios scored 3-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute Joaquim de Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of VB-Team booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Gervásio Severiano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in VB-Team's zone, Germano Bettencourt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal and Germano Bettencourt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Dawid Beckham hit a great ball. Dawid Beckham hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Caeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Caeiro in the 74th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shao Kun Yuan in the 75th minute of the match. Lino Rios scored 4-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AFC FUSION's Jan Hop was substituted for Wojciech Fiszer. 87 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Shao Kun Yuan came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 89th minute of the match. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. AFC FUSION were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of VB-Team for a fine match.