Friendly League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Lino Rios made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Stehno in the 3rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Okopny charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldemar Okopny the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Okopny. After 9 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Quintyn. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Venancio Cristofol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. Venancio Cristofol 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 10th minute. 13 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 Martin Grøtterud. Michal Stehno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Okopny in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Kirchner came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute Unidad de Matanza were awarded a corner. Martin Grøtterud went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lenni Skensved got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Unidad de Matanza's Lenni Skensved in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC FUSION's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Unidad de Matanza's Josef Krumbacher got a free kick in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 55th minute Máximo Kirchner 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. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Jonatan Maidana hit a great ball. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Yannick Bartz scored 1-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto Eztebe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AFC FUSION's Jan Hop was substituted for Wojciech Fiszer. 72 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Bâru came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes AFC FUSION's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldemar Okopny who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Unidad de Matanza's corner Lenni Skensved fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roberto Eztebe quite easily take care of the ball. Freddy Quintyn made a great header on Unidad de Matanza's corner, it was just that AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe managed to reach the ball for a save. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Hop in the 76th minute of play. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Paul Vase with Christoff Stocks as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 86 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Bâru in the 91st minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nestor Bâru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Eztebe was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. If Nestor Bâru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Bâru in the 95th minute of the match. AFC FUSION's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.