Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paulo Txatxu 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 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Maximino Lorenz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Q. T. I.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Q. T. I. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximino Lorenz to maneuver through the defense. Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lino Rios 5 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Paulo Txatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lino Rioss short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Paulo Txatxu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Lorenz in the 14th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu. Paulo Txatxu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Q. T. I.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paulo Txatxu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anibal Lluques in the 23rd minute of play. Lino Rios scored 3-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Txatxu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 28th minute Maximino Lorenz 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. 35 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Lluques came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Q. T. I. were awarded a corner. Julian Raymundo went to the cornerflag to take it. Q. T. I.'s Julian Raymundo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roberto Eztebe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Paulo Txatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 38th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Paulo Txatxu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lisandro Abeita made in the 45th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Anibal Lluques however managed to control. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Anibal Lluques made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximino Lorenz got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulo Txatxu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Leopoldo Vermudo replaced Haroldo Montrel. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Casimiro Guillelmus replaced Julian Raymundo. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Anibal Lluques 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. Roberto Eztebe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Casimiro Guillelmus in the 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Q. T. I. defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo Txatxu. The Q. T. I. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo Txatxu should have stopped the shot. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Lino Rios. In the 81st minute Christoff Stocks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Anibal Lluques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Christoff Stocks sped through Q. T. I.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paulo Txatxu. AFC FUSION were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Q. T. I. for a fine match.