Friendly League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andries De Putter kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Saul Goodman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lei Bin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Viana hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Lei Bin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Goodman, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Saul Goodman in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lei Bin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lei Bin made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Erivaldo Borges sent off a good shot on target. Lei Bin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erivaldo Borges in the 12th minute. Lei Bin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Goodman in the 13th minute of the match. Lei Bin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Borges in the 16th minute of play. If Isa Savage had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the game, Andries De Putter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Feng Chao Wei was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, AFC United's Lei Bin got control of the ball when Erivaldo Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lei Bin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Saul Goodman sped through AFC United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lei Bin. Villa Verde FC's Saul Goodman got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Dida Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Isaac Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the AFC United 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 Isaac Fernandez couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saul Goodman to make the kick off. Andries De Putter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feng Chao Wei having to interfere. Feng Chao Wei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andries De Putter went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Villa Verde FC made a substitution. Luís Guilherme Cearense replaced Saul Goodman. Luís Guilherme Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lei Bin having to interfere. AFC United made a substitution. Faustino Asprilla replaced Andries De Putter. Villa Verde FC's Belmiro Borges was substituted for Dida Viana. The audience was convinced that Erivaldo Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lei Bin was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Asprilla in the 74th minute of play. Feng Chao Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Asprilla in the 74th minute of play. AFC United's Faustino Asprilla managed to work through Villa Verde FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Faustino Asprilla dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Faustino Asprilla might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Feng Chao Wei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustino Asprilla ran back to his position shaking his head. Feng Chao Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Asprilla in the 78th minute of the match. Lei Bin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Fryderyk Maurycy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Villa Verde FC's Erivaldo Borges tried to score from far away in the 84th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, AFC United's Faustino Asprilla dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Vintilă Arnăutu kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The AFC United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.