Friendly League

La Villa
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavio Perez in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Eztebe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Mikolaj Giertych came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kang Ying Hai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 20th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustin Gartzen in the 24th minute. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 26th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 33rd 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 Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Flavio Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner led AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Kang Ying Hai despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Roberto Eztebe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mikolaj Giertych showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 40 minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kang Ying Hai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikolaj Giertych made a kick off. The throw-in from Mario Sesuldo in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Flavio Perez. In the 56th minute Flavio Perez 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. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dawid Beckham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Sesuldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Kai Havertz replaced Jan Hop. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Cavad Lider replaced Jakob Källberg. After 72 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Mario Sesuldo. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Cebula in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olaf Cebula in the 76th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai got control of the ball when Romulo Abilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting a goal against them. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute ..Villa Rugby Club.. were awarded a corner. Cavad Lider went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Cavad Lider to fire away a dangerous shot which Roberto Eztebe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Havertz in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Christoff Stocks got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. AFC FUSION's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.