Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jean-Marie Pfaff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Jean-Marie Pfaff in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean-Marie Pfaff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Rios's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Brujas KV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Germano Bettencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Mario Sesuldo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 12th minute, Kaineus Giannacopulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute of the match, Guido Txindoki tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jean-Marie Pfaff saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With 16 minutes on the clock, Paul Vase commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC FUSION fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! Roberto Eztebe had in the 19thth minute some difficulties stopping Octavio Rosio's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 21st minute Kaineus Giannacopulos 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. Guido Txindoki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jean-Marie Pfaff read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Brujas KV's Albino Bidari got a free kick in the 23rd minute. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Bidari in the 27th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Romulo Abilio 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Styles in the 32nd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brujas KV's Jean-Marie Pfaff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Txindoki in the 34th minute of play. Jean-Marie Pfaff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Txindoki in the 37th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaineus Giannacopulos in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Rosio came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Txindoki in the 42nd minute of play forced Brujas KV's goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guido Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Marie Pfaff having to interfere. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Styles in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Brujas KV were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Brujas KV made a substitution. Clinton Mata replaced Domingo Gutxi. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Txindoki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Guido Txindoki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean-Marie Pfaff was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Rosio in the 55th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Rosio in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roberto Eztebe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jean-Marie Pfaff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Txindoki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Romulo Abilio came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Romulo Abilio couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albino Bidari during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Brujas KV getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Albino Bidari hit a great ball. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. After a rather tough play, Brujas KV's Albino Bidari got a free kick in the 69th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Brujas KV's goal looked a bit too open when Christoff Stocks came free, but Jean-Marie Pfaff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harry Styles kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jean-Marie Pfaff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoff Stocks in the 81st minute of the match. Zygmunt Wielkopolski hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Jean-Marie Pfaff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoff Stocks's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. When AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brujas KV's goalie prevented a goal. 89 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octavio Rosio. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a free kick in the 90th minute.