Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matias Bilintx started the match with the kick off. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Bilintx, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Sporting de Gijón were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after AFC FUSION's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saturnino Curcio took the corner. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Bilintx in the 7th minute of play. Rune Fanström made in the 8th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Saturnino Curcio however managed to control. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Crema during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carlo Crema hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. With a little luck, Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matias Bilintx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Curcio in the 26th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting de Gijón's Matias Bilintx. But to his dismay, Matias Bilintx quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Matias Bilintx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Eztebe was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Lino Rioss short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Óscar Cordoba to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 46th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Germano Bettencourt managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lino Rios made a kick off. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 51 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 52nd minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting de Gijón's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Óscar Cordoba 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. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Venancio Emesto replaced Alejandro Rufo. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 59th minute of the match. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Diego Maradona 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. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Óscar Cordoba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Germano Bettencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Atilano Feo replaced Carlo Crema. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. 84 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Óscar Cordoba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Maradona, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.