Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd 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. Max Feldthaus made in the 6th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mikolaj Giertych immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in ..Villa Rugby Club..'s zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kang Ying Hai came out of the goal and Lino Rios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Flavio Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters rose to their feet, but Flavio Perez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Eztebe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai got control of the ball when Mario Sesuldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lino Rios came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kang Ying Hai could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Adan Rufio got a free kick in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Germano Bettencourt. In the 33rdth minute of the game Mikolaj Giertych who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mikolaj Giertych to make the kick off. AFC FUSION's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Flavio Perez scored to the left of an out of position Roberto Eztebe, making the score, 0-1. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. Germano Bettencourt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kang Ying Hai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Mikolaj Giertych stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Mikolaj Giertych tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wojciech Fiszer's late challenge caught a ..Villa Rugby Club..'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wojciech Fiszer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Fiszer to maneuver through the defense. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Olaf Cebula replaced Flavio Perez. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. In the 66thth minute of the game Romulo Abilio 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. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoff Stocks, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69thth minute of the game Kai Havertz 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. When AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai Havertz in the 72nd 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. After 73 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Silva. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Claude didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olaf Cebula, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Thiago Silva made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jan Hop. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Christoff Stocks came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The AFC FUSION supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ..Villa Rugby Club..'s performance. The match ended with a win for ..Villa Rugby Club...