Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. Walmir Catarinense made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 5th minute. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walmir Catarinense having to make a save. Walmir Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 7th minute of the match. Baškim Sumulikovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Roberto Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Bettencourt in the 12th minute of play forced Loco De Remate's goalkeeper Walmir Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on AFC FUSION's corner Dawid Beckham fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Walmir Catarinense quite easily take care of the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rene Aires in the 15th minute of play. If Baškim Sumulikovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walmir Catarinense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Loco De Remate's Walmir Catarinense got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rene Aires in the 25th minute of play. Lino Rios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Walmir Catarinense made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Rene Aires made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Rene Aires tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rene Aires blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Walmir Catarinense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Loco De Remate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Mouzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loco De Remate's Feliciano Iratxo was substituted for Baškim Sumulikovski. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Roberto Mouzo got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 62nd minute of play forced Loco De Remate's goalkeeper Walmir Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Romulo Abilio got a free kick in the 68th minute. Loco De Remate's Delmar Chumo was substituted for Bruno Medero. In the 80th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Sesuldo to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Hıdır Namal sent off a good shot on target. Walmir Catarinense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Germano Bettencourt went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Jan Hop replaced Wojciech Fiszer. After 88 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walmir Catarinense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Hıdır Namal sent off a good shot on target.