Friendly League

Fortaleza Bichera
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Rios got the match started through his kick off. Silvestre Peli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dawid Beckham, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Silvestre Peli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 5th minute of the match. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Godfried Teunens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Lino Rios put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Silvestre Peli. 28 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sun Yuan Zheng. 29 minutes into the match, La Bichineta's Godfried Teunens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Bichineta's Godfried Teunens was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Eztebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Godfried Teunens got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. La Bichineta's Godfried Teunens got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amado Filipo during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to La Bichineta getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Amado Filipo hit a great ball. In the 46th minute, Wojciech Fiszer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Lino Rios slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silvestre Peli. That made the score 1-2 after 52 minutes of play. Godfried Teunens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. La Bichineta's Vennard Rojak was substituted for Dorival de Azevedo. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvestre Peli having to make a save. With a little luck, La Bichineta's Silvestre Peli got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eliseo Iigo took the ball and in the 75 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 3-2. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Guido Txindoki. After a rather tough play, La Bichineta's Sun Yuan Zheng got a free kick in the 79th minute. Jan Hop could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Silvestre Peli made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, Jan Hop dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Silvestre Peli, 3-3. After 91 minutes of play, La Bichineta's Eliseo Iigo made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Bichineta's Silvestre Peli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The La Bichineta fans cheered their team off the field, for while AFC FUSION had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.