Prized/Friendly Cup

El Templo Funebrero
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nestor Abilio took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adriano Pappalardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adriano Pappalardo was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adriano Pappalardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Adriano Pappalardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 21st minute of play. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adriano Pappalardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 24th minute of play forced chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Adriano Pappalardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Abilio 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 Nestor Abilio in the 27th minute of play. Adriano Pappalardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 30th minute of play. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye chacarita juniors's goalie prevented a goal. Adriano Pappalardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, chacarita juniors's Inocencio Cristos got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Segundo Ponce got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. chacarita juniors's Adriano Pappalardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 42nd minute of play. Germano Bettencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Adriano Pappalardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Germano Bettencourt got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Adriano Pappalardo made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the game, Lino Rios recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Adriano Pappalardo. Lino Rios showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Lino Rios took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Adriano Pappalardo to make any attempt to save it. Adriano Pappalardo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Bettencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Lino Rios charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lino Rios the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 68 minutes into the match, chacarita juniors's goalkeeper Adriano Pappalardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Rios. Germano Bettencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Pappalardo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Abilio in the 72nd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germano Bettencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Adriano Pappalardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the game, Inocencio Cristos threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Jan Hop quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Abilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Karlo got free with Adriano Pappalardo in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 88th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Adriano Pappalardo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Karlo got free with Adriano Pappalardo in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 96th minute. A nice corner shot did that Dawid Beckham got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Adriano Pappalardo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AFC FUSION walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.