Friendly League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Rios got the match started through his kick off. Serkan Kocaman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Kaptan Kıvılcım hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Basmane Texas's Serkan Kocaman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Basmane Texas's Lou Lou got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute, Lino Rios 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: 1-1. Gürsel Aksel in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roberto Eztebe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The throw-in from Mario Sesuldo in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Basmane Texas's Lou Lou. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 28th minute. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Budarz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Lou Lou made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Serkan Kocaman. Tero Kokkonen kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Basmane Texas's zone, Dawid Beckham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Armani came out of the goal and Dawid Beckham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Gürsel Aksel made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Ulvi Gencal. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serkan Kocaman in the 56th minute of play. When Lou Lou fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Basmane Texas's protests and gave Lou Lou a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lou Lou to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 62 in the game by Lino Rios from a close distance when the talented Franco Armani managed to make a qualified save. Basmane Texas's players were relieved. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Armani saved Basmane Texas from getting behind. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Lou Lou hit a great ball. Basmane Texas made a substitution. Liviu Marinescu replaced Lou Lou. In the 69th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lou Lou to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 77th minute of play. Lino Rios succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 80th playminute. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Jan Hop replaced Wojciech Fiszer. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serkan Kocaman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded AFC FUSION left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Basmane Texas.