Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felipe Ralondo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Lino Rios got a very nice opportunity to score, but Matias Ceandro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Asesinos Por Naturaleza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saverio Etxeberri to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Saverio Etxeberri in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer. If Felipe Ralondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute Felipe Ralondo 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 28th minute Asesinos Por Naturaleza were awarded a corner. Baltasar Bertol went to the cornerflag to take it. Lucas Eron made a great header on Asesinos Por Naturaleza's corner, it was just that AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe managed to reach the ball for a save. 32 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matias Ceandro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felipe Ralondo's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute of the game Saverio Etxeberri made a throw-in which Nico Tagliafico played forward. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Felipe Ralondo made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Eztebe. AFC FUSION's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After the first half Asesinos Por Naturaleza were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Lino Rios made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Asesinos Por Naturaleza got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Etxeberri. In the 53rd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wojciech Fiszer to maneuver through the defense. After 55 minutes of play, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Felipe Ralondo made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dawid Beckham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Matias Ceandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matias Ceandro was left in no man's land by his defense there! AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 71st minute of play forced Asesinos Por Naturaleza's goalkeeper Matias Ceandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Christoff Stocks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Ceandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asesinos Por Naturaleza made a substitution. Francisco Illart replaced Esteve Nerio. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Asesinos Por Naturaleza's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. In the 78th minute, Christoff Stocks made a precise shot to the right of Matias Ceandro. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 84th minute, Christoff Stocks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matias Ceandro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Márcico in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Christoff Stocks had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matias Ceandro. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christoff Stocks was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 95 minutes into the match, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Beto Márcico sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Asesinos Por Naturaleza booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Sesuldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. There was no doubt that AFC FUSION were the better team. AFC FUSION's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.