Friendly League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, 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. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 7th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carlo Crema fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting de Gijón's protests and gave Carlo Crema a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Carlo Crema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 16th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Sporting de Gijón's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. Jan Hop hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 20th minute of the match. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 22nd minute of the match. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 23rd minute of play. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Óscar Cordoba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 31st minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 35th minute of play. After having played for 42 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. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Carlo Crema hit a great ball. The Sporting de Gijón players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC FUSION were winning 0-2.

Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Wayne Rooney replaced Alejandro Rufo. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matias Bilintx was the one to do the kick off. AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Bilintx in the 61st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Óscar Cordoba in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 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. In the 67th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Óscar Cordoba despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 69th minute, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Óscar Cordoba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoff Stocks's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Christoff Stockss short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Óscar Cordoba to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Christoff Stocks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Óscar Cordoba made a huge save. AFC FUSION's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dawid Beckham in the 79th minute. Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Mario Zanabria replaced Venancio Emesto. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting de Gijón's zone, Christoff Stocks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Óscar Cordoba came out of the goal and Christoff Stocks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Maradona in the 83rd minute of play. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wayne Rooney in the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Dawid Beckham. Wojciech Fiszer kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Christoff Stocks might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Óscar Cordoba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christoff Stocks ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Sporting de Gijón's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when Christoff Stocks tried to sneak it across the goal line. The AFC FUSION players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.