Prized/Friendly Cup

La Villa
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nunez Arias started the match with the kick off. Gabri Arias was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucas Langoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. In the 12th minute, Lucas Langoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Ariando didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ..Villa Rugby Club..'s zone, Julio Olarticoechea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Higuita came out of the goal and Julio Olarticoechea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the ..Villa Rugby Club.. defense, Carlos Lope kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Higuita. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Higuita should have stopped the shot. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Veto, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Clemente Fresco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC FUSION's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ..Villa Rugby Club.. the free kick. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Lope in the 30th minute of the match. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Lope in the 37th minute of the match. Gabri Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque James, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Carlos Lope put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Rene Higuita. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC FUSION were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Langoni made a kick off. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Veto in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Veto came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiburcio Patxi during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiburcio Patxi to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Tiburcio Patxi put in a rough tackle. Tiburcio Patxi hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. AFC FUSION's Gabri Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Iban in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Clemente Fresco hit a great ball. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Fresco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabri Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque James in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Lucas Langoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabri Arias was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Langoni in the 74th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Gabri Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andres Erramu fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ..Villa Rugby Club..'s protests and gave Andres Erramu a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Rene Higuita got control of the ball when Zacarias Silbestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Veto to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Iban took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gabri Arias. AFC FUSION's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Magnus Svanér fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC FUSION's protests and gave Magnus Svanér a yellow card for diving instead. After 80 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Magnus Svanér. Gabri Arias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roque James's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Arias came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nunez Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes of play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Lucas Langoni made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabri Arias was left in no man's land by his defense there! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.