Friendly League

Esteve Masbernat
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lino Rios started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 6 minutes into the match, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Perfecto Mongis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perfecto Mongis 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 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Gong Yong Zhi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 8th minute, Gong Yong Zhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dawid Beckham took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 9th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Perfecto Mongis. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Perfecto Mongis. Perfecto Mongis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Perfecto Mongis 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 14th minute. After some careless play in the Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perfecto Mongis. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perfecto Mongis should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perfecto Mongis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonzalo Goi charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonzalo Goi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Goi. After some careless play in the Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Perfecto Mongis. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Perfecto Mongis should have stopped the shot. Lino Rios took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Perfecto Mongis. Perfecto Mongis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jerônimo Martins in the 31st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Perfecto Mongis saved Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ from getting behind. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perfecto Mongis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Jan Hop at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ. 0-7. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Perfecto Mongis saved Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ from getting behind. In the 45th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perfecto Mongis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

After a defensive mix-up in Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perfecto Mongis came out of the goal and Lino Rios tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Lino Rios 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 Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Perfecto Mongis made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. Lino Rios who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Perfecto Mongis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perfecto Mongis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Lino Rios slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Perfecto Mongis. That made the score 0-9 after 70 minutes of play. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perfecto Mongis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. In the 76th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. After 80 played minutes, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Ambrosio Ovando shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ reached it. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalkeeper Perfecto Mongis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Stocks got free with Perfecto Mongis in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Christoff Stocks kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Perfecto Mongis. That made the score 0-11 in the 87 minute of play. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Kai Havertz replaced Dawid Beckham. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalkeeper Perfecto Mongis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's goalkeeper Perfecto Mongis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoff Stocks. After 95 played minutes Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Goi. Christoff Stocks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Perfecto Mongis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Jonatan Maidana got a free kick in the 97th minute. AFC FUSION played a much better game than Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ and deserved their victory. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.