Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aureliano Karlo in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Salgado saved VB-Team from getting behind. Aureliano Karlo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Armindo Salgado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aureliano Karlo's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. AFC FUSION's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Germano Bettencourt in the 14th minute. 19 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Severiano came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aureliano Karlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 22 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Karlo came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aureliano Karlo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armindo Salgado having to make a save. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim de Barros in the 26th minute of the match. When AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VB-Team's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 31st minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervásio Severiano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Aureliano Karlo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Armindo Salgado made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Joaquim de Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. VB-Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim de Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Eztebe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Jonasson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Severiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Aureliano Karlo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aureliano Karlo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gervásio Severiano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armindo Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. 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 65th minute. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Braga in the 67th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Aureliano Karlo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. VB-Team made a substitution. Luís Caeiro replaced Joaquim de Barros. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Guido Txindoki hit a great ball. Armindo Salgado 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 Gervásio Severiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Qiu Sheng Bang made in the 86th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gervásio Severiano however managed to control. In the 87th minute Aureliano Karlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Mattias Jonasson hit a great ball. VB-Team were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.