Friendly League

Palermo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lino Rios made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 5th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Primitivo Jeraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Primitivo Jeraldo. Palermo AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primitivo Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Palermo AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Primitivo Jeraldo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo. Primitivo Jeraldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th match minute, Palermo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severo Leheren to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 31st minute of the match. Primitivo Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Guido Txindoki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The throw-in from Mario Sesuldo in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Palermo AFC's Severo Leheren. The AFC FUSION fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when AFC FUSION's Lino Rios looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Rodrigo Bautista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Rodrigo Bautista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 58 played minutes Palermo AFC got a freekick which was hit by Severo Leheren. Palermo AFC's attentive Severo Leheren managed to snatch the ball when Mario Sesuldo made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lino Rios's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Primitivo Jeraldo firmly grabbed it by the left post. AFC FUSION's Jan Hop was substituted for Dawid Beckham. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo was substituted for Lino Rios. Aureliano Karlo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Primitivo Jeraldo made a huge save. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Qiao Kang Zhen got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Aureliano Karlo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Primitivo Jeraldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mario Sesuldo made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Guido Txindoki immediately put the ball in play. Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo AFC from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aureliano Karlo might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Primitivo Jeraldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Karlo ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo got control of the ball when Aureliano Karlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded AFC FUSION left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Palermo AFC.