Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bruno Baristo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Paul to maneuver through the defense. If Ruben Dolfo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Silvestre Veronica hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9thth minute of the game Felipe Flores who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC FUSION's Carolo Isidor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Bruno Baristo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of La Gallardeta's Casimiro Erramun. Casimiro Erramun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nicolas Tagliafico charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Tagliafico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nicolas Tagliafico hit a great ball. Ruben Dolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Carolo Isidor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Marcos Madeo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Madeo to maneuver through the defense. Jeremias Paul charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremias Paul the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Paul to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Flores in the 31st minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Carolo Isidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Romelio hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Marcos Madeo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the game, La Gallardeta's Felipe Flores nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carolo Isidor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Felipe Flores received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Carolo Isidor came out and tried to block the shot, but Felipe Flores slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 53rd minute. Felipe Flores struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Carolo Isidor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Gallardeta. After 58 minutes of play, La Gallardeta's Felipe Flores made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carolo Isidor was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Ruben Dolfo fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Gallardeta's protests and gave Ruben Dolfo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th minute, Ruben Dolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carmelo Brais hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Carolo Isidor was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ruben Dolfo. In the 75th minute, Ruben Dolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jeremias Paul was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 76 minutes had been played. In the 76th match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Paul to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Romelio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Lando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Casimiro Erramun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Baristo in the 83rd minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Casimiro Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carolo Isidor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Madeo in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Silvestre Veronica was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC FUSION's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Gallardeta the free kick. The supporters of La Gallardeta booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Veronica didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Madeo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Carolo Isidor firmly grabbed it by the left post. La Gallardeta played a much better game than AFC FUSION and deserved their victory. The AFC FUSION players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.