Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matias Bilintx took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba. Óscar Cordoba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 7 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Lino Rios made a precise shot to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 15 minutes Sporting de Gijón's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba did a great save. 17 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Carlo Crema was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting de Gijón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, Sporting de Gijón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Crema to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Matias Bilintx sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute, Jonatan Maidana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. In the 31st minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Óscar Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Curcio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Roberto Eztebe firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Óscar Cordoba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. With a little luck, Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Maradona in the 54th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sporting de Gijón defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Óscar Cordoba. The Sporting de Gijón fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Óscar Cordoba should have stopped the shot. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Venancio Emesto replaced Alejandro Rufo. In the 63rd minute of the game Atilano Feo made a throw-in which Venancio Emesto played forward. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Venancio Emesto, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting de Gijón's goalie prevented a goal. A sloppy throw-in by Atilano Feo in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFC FUSION's Paul Vase. Matias Bilintx took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rune Fanström, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Atilano Feo got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Venancio Emesto. The supporters of Sporting de Gijón booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Abilio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Venancio Emesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Emesto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atilano Feo charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilano Feo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Atilano Feo got a free kick in the 94th minute.