Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerardo Hitz made the kick off which started today's match. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 6th minute. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karl-Johan Ahlqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Enekoitz in the 12th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davor Šuker in the 13th minute of play. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Lino Rios capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lino Rios really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 21 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Matorin came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Black Rose 1979's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. In the 29th minute, Enzo-Nicolás Pérez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Enekoitz in the 32nd minute of play. The Black Rose 1979 fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Black Rose 1979's Gerardo Hitz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Rios was the one to do the kick off. Paul Vase lost his temper 56 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 56th minute, one of AFC FUSION: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 FUSION. The goalkeeper, Roberto Eztebe, was totally fooled by Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz, who 58 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 60th match minute, Black Rose 1979 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo-Nicolás Pérez to maneuver through the defense. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hop in the 64th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Davor Šuker in the 65th minute. Gerardo Hitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Roberto Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Abilio in the 70th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Hop's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Davor Šuker sent off a good shot on target. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastian Enekoitz was slow to take the kick. During this time Black Rose 1979's players had a chance to rest. Sebastian Enekoitz made a great header on Black Rose 1979's corner, it was just that AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe managed to reach the ball for a save. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Hop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elias Palos kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Dawid Beckham managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Dawid Beckham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Enzo-Nicolás Pérez fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Black Rose 1979's protests and gave Enzo-Nicolás Pérez a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hop in the 93rd minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Silva to maneuver through the defense. 97 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 Gerardo Hitz. Gerardo Hitzs short, quick shot in the 97thth minute got Roberto Eztebe to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Black Rose 1979 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.