Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stamen Tekeliev started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Benito Fiz came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stamen Tekeliev in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Fiz in the 13th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ter Stefanek made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. If Stamen Tekeliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Julian Casado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal and Julian Casado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Fiz in the 40th minute of play. With an all-out effort, AFC FUSION's Ter Stefanek threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jan Hop, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Dylla. In the 54th minute Konrad Dylla 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. After a defensive mix-up in CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's zone, Dawid Beckham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ter Stefanek 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. Stamen Tekeliev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Julian Casado hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the game, Jonatan Maidana was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC FUSION's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS the free kick. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Jonatan Maidana hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Mario Sesuldo got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Mario Sesuldo got a free kick in the 68th minute. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benito Fiz in the 69th minute. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Fiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 72 minutes, Enio Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enio Coelho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute, Enio Coelho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Guido Txindoki. The throw-in from Mario Sesuldo in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Tuna Tankan. Mario Sesuldo made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Konrad Dylla. In the 90th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. AFC FUSION's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dawid Beckham in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 95th minute of play forced CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's goalkeeper Ter Stefanek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.