Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lino Rios kicked off to start the match. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Forbes, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Lino Rios took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Farid Mondragón to make any attempt to save it. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Yun Quan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Kerry Sellers came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Ryszard Prusinowski with Sidney Forbes as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 16th minute of the match. Thiago Silva hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Farid Mondragón made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. Lino Rios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragón made a huge save. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Forbes in the 28th minute of play. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Farid Mondragón read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ryszard Prusinowski charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ryszard Prusinowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Kai Havertz replaced Guido Txindoki. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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 Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Farid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 42nd minute of play. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerry Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th match minute, C. A. Independiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerry Sellers to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xu Yun Quan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 54 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ryszard Prusinowski kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Farid Mondragón 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 66th minute. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute, Jan Hop 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. Lino Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farid Mondragón having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Xu Yun Quan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Forbes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 81 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Yun Quan came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 87 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Farid Mondragón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. C. A. Independiente's Alfredo Felder was substituted for Sidney Forbes. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. Independiente'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. Ryszard Prusinowski hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Christoff Stocks 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: 3-0. AFC FUSION's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.