Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sergio Martxel made in the 6th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hans Otterlei. In the 7th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Vase to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Boniel in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th play minute Lino Rios came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Joel Delfino. 1-0. In the 17th minute of the game Sergio Martxel made a throw-in which Hans Otterlei played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Delfino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paul Vase fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Delfino having to interfere. Teofilo Benvide made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jairo Boniel however managed to control. In the 27th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Mario Sesuldo. A throw-in in the 40th minute of the game was made by Sergio Martxel with Tytus Lepper as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans Otterlei in the 41st minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

After 52 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Boniel. After 53 played minutes, AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joel Delfino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC FUSION reached it. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Hans Otterlei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Hans Otterlei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tytus Lepper to maneuver through the defense. La Cosa Nostra's Grigoriy Medved quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jan Hop, made in the 63rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in La Cosa Nostra's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Delfino came out of the goal and Lino Rios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Cosa Nostra's Bartolo Nesor was substituted for Arnaldo Perpinya. In the 74th minute, Sergio Martxel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Joel Suarez in the 81st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC FUSION's Romulo Abilio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 83rd minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Marciano Bizen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Roberto Eztebe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benjamin Rafel kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. AFC FUSION were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of La Cosa Nostra for a fine match.