Friendly League

Estádio Celio Melo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jens-Ove Malm made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, Romulo Abilio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amauri Félix. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romulo Abilio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolgahan Onatkan in the 10th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Amauri Félix played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 14th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Rio Verde F.C CIMZ got a corner. AFC FUSION's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thiago Neves ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Jens-Ove Malm was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Eztebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolgahan Onatkan in the 23rd minute of the match. When Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Jens-Ove Malm in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC FUSION's goalie prevented a goal. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jens-Ove Malm in the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jens-Ove Malm got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Félix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Rio Verde F.C CIMZ defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amauri Félix. The Rio Verde F.C CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amauri Félix should have stopped the shot. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ were furious when Stoyadin Gulev was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Stoyadin Gulev kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Jan Hop sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amauri Félix narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 47 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half AFC FUSION were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The audience was convinced that Romulo Abilio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amauri Félix was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Romulo Abilio's late challenge caught a Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romulo Abilio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Abilio to maneuver through the defense. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thiago Neves in the 58th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romulo Abilio in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amauri Félix prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute Marcos Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute of the match, Romulo Abilio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amauri Félix saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolgahan Onatkan in the 76th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Siqueira in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Siqueira in the 79th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Tolgahan Onatkan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Birol Celilay was substituted for Lauro Arce. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Aureliano Arnau replaced Wojciech Fiszer. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Ixona Mascarañas was substituted for Mitchel Bakker. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amauri Félix breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Vergílio in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Neves to maneuver through the defense. AFC FUSION's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.