Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lino Rios made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute of the match, Carlos Arixo 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. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guido Txindoki in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 18th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guido Txindoki, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. AFC FUSION's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jan Hop in the 21st minute. The corner ended in Jan Hop almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio did a great save. 23 minutes into the match, Christoff Stocks notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio. Ciro Nerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Bancruz F.C defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciro Nerio. The Bancruz F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciro Nerio should have stopped the shot. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 33rd minute of play. Roberto Eztebe didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 35th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Turgay Hafi sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Clodoveo Matro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 45th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's attentive Dawid Beckham managed to snatch the ball when Clodoveo Matro made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Turgay Hafi made a kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! With an all-out effort, AFC FUSION's Ciro Nerio threw himself towards the right post 61 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Christoff Stocks, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 74th minute of the game Paul Vase made a throw-in which Guido Txindoki played forward. Clodoveo Matro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bancruz F.C's Andro Konsap was substituted for Carlos Borghi. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Çelikan Koçaş replaced Turgay Hafi. With an all-out effort, AFC FUSION's Ciro Nerio threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Guido Txindoki, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Aureliano Arnau replaced Wojciech Fiszer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Txindoki in the 90th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Stocks got free with Ciro Nerio in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoff Stocks, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bancruz F.C's zone, Guido Txindoki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Nerio came out of the goal and Guido Txindoki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AFC FUSION played a much better game than Bancruz F.C and deserved their victory. The Bancruz F.C players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.