Friendly League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 8 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Raimond Lenk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Francesco to maneuver through the defense. Germano Bettencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Raimond Lenk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raimond Lenk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Dawid Beckham made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimond Lenk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Raimond Lenk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Bettencourt in the 27th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Francesco to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Germano Bettencourt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimond Lenk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 38th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimond Lenk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 40th minute of play. Germano Bettencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Raimond Lenk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 minutes Piratas FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. In the 58th minute Germano Bettencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimond Lenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonatan Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raimond Lenk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. When Esteban Iztal fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Piratas FC's protests and gave Esteban Iztal a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Iztal. Raimond Lenk 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 0-5 in the 74 minute of play. With a little luck, Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk got control of the ball when Aureliano Karlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raimond Lenk. That made the score 0-7 after 85 minutes of play. The Piratas FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC FUSION were clearly better and deserved to take the win.