Friendly League

Los Muchachos del 86
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luka Ljubenković 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 Luka Ljubenković, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Los Muchachos del 86's Luka Ljubenković fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 14th minute, Albino Peruanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 19th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Jérémie Boix tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jérémie Boix in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Albino Peruanton 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. Los Muchachos del 86 were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after AFC FUSION's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Urtzi took the corner. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atahan Balon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 41st minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Jérémie Boix tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Marco Maurino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham tried to score from far away in the 56th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ladislao Constancio kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Atahan Balon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 59th minute. Atahan Balon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lino Rios showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 61 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lino Rios kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Atahan Balon. That made the score 1-3 in the 64 minute of play. Lino Rios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Atahan Balon made a huge save. 80 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atahan Balon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Jan Hop slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Atahan Balon. That made the score 1-4 after 82 minutes of play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Lino Rios. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković in the 87th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Atahan Balon. That made the score 1-5 after 88 minutes of play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Kai Havertz replaced Dawid Beckham. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Atahan Balon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christoff Stocks showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 96 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AFC FUSION walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.