Friendly League

El Funebrero
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lino Rios made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Miguel Ángel Santoro. Chacarita Futsal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Miguel Ángel Santoro 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 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miguel Ángel Santoro having to make a save. Chacarita Futsal's Miguel Ángel Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 8th minute of play. With his leg Roberto Eztebe managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Chacarita Futsal's Xesc Labarra fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Miguel Ángel Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Cesar Vargas made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer. Miguel Ángel Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Rios's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Santoro, 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 20th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. In the 26th 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: 0-2. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xesc Labarra in the 29th minute. In the 34th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. Dawid Beckham made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that Chacarita Futsal's Miguel Ángel Santoro managed to reach the ball for a save. After 36 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miguel Ángel Santoro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th match minute, Chacarita Futsal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Rosalio to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Lino Rios made a precise shot to the right of Miguel Ángel Santoro. Chacarita Futsal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Miguel Ángel Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 44th minute of play. The Chacarita Futsal players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC FUSION were winning 0-4.

51 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Arild Nodland came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Miguel Ángel Santoro in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Eztebe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arild Nodland's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Miguel Ángel Santoro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Roberto Eztebe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arild Nodland went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chacarita Futsal's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chacarita Futsal's Miguel Ángel Santoro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Miguel Ángel Santoro 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 1-6 in the 69 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Ángel Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute of the game Cesar Vargas made a throw-in which Esteve Paublo played forward. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Thiago Silva hit a great ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmacio Karmel in the 85th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Karlo in the 86th minute of play. Germano Bettencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Ángel Santoro having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Karlo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Ángel Santoro was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chacarita Futsal's goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The AFC FUSION supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC FUSION would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.