Friendly League

Duff Stadium
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ekialde Balsera got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Ekialde Balsera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moïse Labruyère saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baltasar Zunzunegui charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Zunzunegui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Avel Vat booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Zunzunegui didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 14 minutes on the clock, Nardo Torrecilla commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 14th minute, one of AFC United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AFC United. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Avel Vat. Youri Djorkaeff stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Frasco Esquivel. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Djorkaeff in the 19th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustaquio Vesga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sébastien Milliot during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Sébastien Milliot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Hector-Luis Conllas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Djorkaeff in the 30th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frasco Esquivel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Youri Djorkaeff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Youri Djorkaeff had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frasco Esquivel. AFC United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Youri Djorkaeff was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Avel Vat's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Balesio Leiva was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC United's players had a chance to rest. When the match clock showed 48 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Ekialde Balsera sped through Avel Vat's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Moïse Labruyère. 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.

61 minutes into the game, Ekialde Balsera cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Moïse Labruyère was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Moïse Labruyère took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekialde Balsera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoffrey Estienne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Avel Vat's zone, Eleder Borrellino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moïse Labruyère came out of the goal and Eleder Borrellino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moïse Labruyère made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ekialde Balsera in the 75th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Avel Vat's Frasco Esquivel threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Youri Djorkaeff, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 82nd minute, Balesio Leiva made a precise shot to the right of Moïse Labruyère. Avel Vat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 89th minute, Ekialde Balsera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ilan Champion hit a great ball. In the 90th match minute, AFC United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Balesio Leiva to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Aymerick Thellier hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Avel Vat players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFC United.