Friendly League

Areco Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Rios started the match with the kick off. Gabriel Urtats came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Lino Rios. But to his dismay, Lino Rios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 20th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Abilio hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Areco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Germano Bettencourt to score against Gabriel Urtats in Areco FC's goal. 0-2 after 29 minutes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 32nd minute of play forced Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Lino Rios 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. 40 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Gabriel Urtats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aquiles Pirro struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Roberto Eztebe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Areco FC. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zeledon Sol made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Lino Rios reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gabriel Urtats. The goal made the score 0-4. When Germano Bettencourt came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Germano Bettencourt couldn't finish the play. After 65 minutes Areco 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. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats did a great save. Gabriel Urtats came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Lino Rios. But to his dismay, Lino Rios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. With a little luck, Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute Germano Bettencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Abilio kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Karlo was substituted for Lino Rios. After 75 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Abilio. Gabriel Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germano Bettencourt in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Areco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Germano Bettencourt drilling the ball in to score 0-6 behind Areco FC's goalkeeper. Aureliano Karlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gabriel Urtats made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Aureliano Karlo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Abaunza in the 90th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aureliano Karlo in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gabriel Urtats, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Areco FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC FUSION were clearly better and deserved to take the win.