Friendly League

Serra Dourada
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luca Postelnicescu made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fiori Mota made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vila Nova FC'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. Dawid Beckham made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that Vila Nova FC's Fiori Mota managed to reach the ball for a save. Lino Rios scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fiori Mota, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cléber Pinho made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mete Nared. Fiori Mota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lino Rios went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Postelnicescu in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fiori Mota narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 34 minutes Vila Nova FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. The corner led AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Fiori Mota despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 37th minute of the match, Vladimir Lara tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roberto Eztebe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mete Nared in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléber Basso got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Postelnicescu in the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Vila Nova FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléber Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Basso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vila Nova FC's Fiori Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 64th minute of play. Luca Postelnicescu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute of the game Cléber Pinho made a throw-in which Mete Nared played forward. After having played for 72 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. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Postelnicescu in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Romulo Abilio hit a great ball. Mete Nared struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Roberto Eztebe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vila Nova FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dawid Beckham during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Christoff Stocks who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 86thth minute tested the skills of Fiori Mota when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vila Nova FC's Fiori Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Vila Nova FC from getting a goal against them. Vila Nova FC's Fiori Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Vila Nova FC from getting a goal against them. Christoff Stocks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Fiori Mota made a huge save. In the 93rd minute, Cléber Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Dawid Beckham. The AFC FUSION supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC FUSION would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.