Friendly League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Linus Fredriksson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Marlin FC's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Carlos Alvarez 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. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Marlin FC's Linus Fredriksson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roberto Eztebe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Fredriksson came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Thiago Silva got a free kick in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Aybek Orcun came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marlin FC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after AFC FUSION's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ismael Iglesias took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ismael Iglesias got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roberto Eztebe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Marlin FC's Linus Fredriksson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roberto Eztebe. That made the score 2-0 after 31 minutes of play. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 39th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Roberto Eztebe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Linus Fredriksson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 44 minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Rana in the 46th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovanni Rana in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved AFC FUSION from getting behind. After 47 minutes, Giovanni Rana made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lino Rios made the kick off in the second half. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fermin Arixo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute of the game Dionisio Panpili made a throw-in which Giovanni Rana played forward. When Giovanni Rana fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marlin FC's protests and gave Giovanni Rana a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, Marlin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovanni Rana to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Cachorro charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santiago Cachorro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santiago Cachorro hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Dawid Beckham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Carlos Alvarez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonatan Maidana was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. Jonatan Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Jan Hop. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Guido Txindoki. After 64 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Maidana. Marlin FC made a substitution. Roberto Calixto replaced Ismael Iglesias. Juan Carlos Alvarez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 70th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Juan Carlos Alvarez. That made the score 4-2 after 70 minutes of play. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Linus Fredriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 76 minutes AFC FUSION's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aybek Orcun who took care of the corner kick. Kai Havertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christoff Stocks in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Carlos Alvarez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roberto Eztebe came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Marlin FC's Fermin Arixo. But to his dismay, Fermin Arixo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Kai Havertz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juan Carlos Alvarez came out and tried to block the shot, but Kai Havertz slotted it home off the left post making it 5-3 in the 92nd minute. Kai Havertz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Alvarez having to interfere.