Friendly League

El Monumental
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Malcolm Stenman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Deportivo Turro's Germán Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Deportivo Turro getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Wilton Queirós hit a great ball. After having played for 10 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Deportivo Turro's Germán Luz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes Deportivo Turro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Germano Bettencourt who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Germano Bettencourt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Germán Luz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Germán Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Wilton Queirós threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Mario Sesuldo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thiago Silva hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Germán Luz saved Deportivo Turro from getting behind. A collision led to Deportivo Turro getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Anselmo Cordaryal hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Deportivo Turro's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Germán Luz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Germán Luz came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Lino Rios. But to his dismay, Lino Rios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Malcolm Stenman came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Deportivo Turro 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 Malcolm Stenman couldn't finish the play. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Horford in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Malcolm Stenman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Lino Rios made the kick off in the second half. Germán Luz 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 54th minute. After having played for 57 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Turro's Amancio Ponc got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Germán Luz was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Deportivo Turro's Baron Yu was substituted for Amancio Ponc. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo was substituted for Lino Rios. After 73 minutes Deportivo Turro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Germano Bettencourt who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Dawid Beckham heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 79th minute, Aureliano Karlo made a precise shot to the right of Germán Luz. Deportivo Turro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. With a little luck, Deportivo Turro's Germán Luz got control of the ball when Aureliano Karlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Malcolm Stenman in the 91st minute of play. AFC FUSION's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.