Friendly League

Brasilino
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lino Rios made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Jan Hop ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Humberto Xavier was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Humberto Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lino Rios took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 13th minute, Lino Rios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ediberto Martins hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 17th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Humberto Xavier. Brasilino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After 30 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Xavier was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 33 minutes, Lino Rios made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th minute, Lino Rios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Paulo Furlan made a kick off. Humberto Xavier made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. Thiago Silva took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. The crowd rose to their feet as Lino Rios kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Humberto Xavier. That made the score 0-10 in the 56 minute of play. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Humberto Xavier having to make a save. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Brasilino from getting a goal against them. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 62nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Lino Rios took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Humberto Xavier to make any attempt to save it. In the 66th minute, Jan Hop got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Brasilino's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Xavier 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. Jan Hop held his arms out in dispair when he, after a nice solo performance in the 72nd minute, finished the attack by shooting the ball on the wrong side of the right post. 74 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. Jan Hop blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Humberto Xavier having to make a save. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. In the 79th minute, Aureliano Arnau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Humberto Xavier was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Christoff Stocks capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christoff Stocks really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. 84 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Humberto Xavier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-13. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Brasilino from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Brasilino's zone, Christoff Stocks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Xavier 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. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Dawid Beckham. In the 95th minute Christoff Stocks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC FUSION's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.