Friendly League

Telford Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The throw-in from Stuart Bayne in the 2nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham. Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 8th minute of play. After 10 minutes, Lino Rios made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense. Luizinho Paranaense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luizinho Paranaense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Rios's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luizinho Paranaense prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Juventus Telford's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dawid Beckham made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense managed to reach the ball for a save. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Zyskowski in the 27th minute of play. In the 30thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Piarres in the 32nd minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 39 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luizinho Paranaense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boruc Spychalski, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Zyskowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ildefonso Piarres made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Luizinho Paranaense in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luizinho Paranaense made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Juventus Telford from getting a goal against them. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luizinho Paranaense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. 61 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. 62 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Piarres came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Juventus Telford's Luizinho Paranaense got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lino Rios who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Luizinho Paranaense when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 70th minute Wlodzimierz Zyskowski 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wlodzimierz Zyskowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wlodzimierz Zyskowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Jan Hop replaced Wojciech Fiszer. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Aureliano Karlo replaced Lino Rios. Jake Ellerton made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ildefonso Piarres immediately put the ball in play. Aureliano Karlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aureliano Karlo in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luizinho Paranaense saved Juventus Telford from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cälal Elxanov in the 85th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Luizinho Paranaense successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aureliano Karlo might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luizinho Paranaense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Karlo ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Luizinho Paranaense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Karlo. A collision led to Juventus Telford getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jake Ellerton hit a great ball. A hard shot 92 in the game by Aureliano Karlo from a close distance when the talented Luizinho Paranaense managed to make a qualified save. Juventus Telford's players were relieved. The AFC FUSION supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC FUSION would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.