Friendly League

Monumental de CUEC
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lino Rios made the kick off which started today's match. AFC FUSION's Guido Txindoki pulled a muscle in his back after 3 minutes and couldn't finish the game. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Kai Havertz replaced Guido Txindoki. Magne Söderberg hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.U.E. DE COMERCIO'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. After taking down the ball on AFC FUSION's corner Dawid Beckham fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mustafa Arif Korcan quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to C.U.E. DE COMERCIO getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Magne Söderberg hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mustafa Arif Korcan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 31st match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Silva to maneuver through the defense. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mustafa Arif Korcan having to make a save. Mustafa Arif Korcan 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 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 37th minute of play forced C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Korcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AFC FUSION! In the 39th minute, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Sergio Mustafa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Sergio Mustafa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergio Mustafa was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Paul Vase hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kai Havertz took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mustafa Arif Korcan. Mustafa Arif Korcan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Mustafa, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Korcan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of C.U.E. DE COMERCIO booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Hop didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO made a substitution. Salvador Romano replaced Isaac Incendio. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Cheng Zhan Sheng was substituted for Sergio Mustafa. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jan Hop hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes C.U.E. DE COMERCIO got a freekick which was hit by Sebastião Gentiletti. With a little luck, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Mustafa Arif Korcan got control of the ball when Dawid Beckham tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Nikola in the 74th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The C.U.E. DE COMERCIO fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Cheng Zhan Sheng looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mustafa Arif Korcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Havertz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After 79 minutes AFC FUSION's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Seb Gentiletti who took care of the corner kick. Mustafa Arif Korcan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 83rd minute. Lino Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mustafa Arif Korcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Gonzalo Castro got a free kick in the 90th minute. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mustafa Arif Korcan but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodoro Nikola in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Eztebe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the AFC FUSION players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.U.E. DE COMERCIO.