Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Rios got the match started through his kick off. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 4th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. King Scorpio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Roberto Eztebe made a huge save. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 11th minute of play. Romulo Abilio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. In the 21st minute of the match A4p FC Gad got a corner. AFC FUSION's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcin Pachucki ran over to the corner to take the kick. A4p FC Gad's Marcin Pachucki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Eztebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 23rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paul Vase during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paul Vase kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcin Pachucki got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. James Batistuta charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed James Batistuta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 56th minute of the match. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Anfilogino Manzi replaced Erasmo Damião. The throw-in from Olle Olsson in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC FUSION's Romulo Abilio. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 64th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 65th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Germano Bettencourt came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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 Germano Bettencourt couldn't finish the play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gică Busuioc in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved AFC FUSION from getting behind. Mario Sesuldo made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lino Rios immediately put the ball in play. Romulo Abilio kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gică Busuioc in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Gică Busuioc notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Olle Olsson got a throw-in 95 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dumitru Purcărete. Although A4p FC Gad had been in control for most of the match, AFC FUSION still came away with the win.