Prized/Friendly Cup

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rene Aires made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute Rene Aires 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 had great luck who in the 9thth minute grab hold of the ball when Rene Aires from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 13 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Walmir Catarinense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loco De Remate's Walmir Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute, Lino Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walmir Catarinense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walmir Catarinense. Loco De Remate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Walmir Catarinense 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 30th minute. Loco De Remate's Walmir Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawid Beckham in the 32nd minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Wojciech Fiszer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Loco De Remate's Fabian Raphael quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Loco De Remate's Walmir Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Godfredo Luix got a free kick in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 45th minute of play forced Loco De Remate's goalkeeper Walmir Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hıdır Namal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Roberto Eztebe made a huge save. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leandro Virila was slow to take the kick. During this time Loco De Remate's players had a chance to rest. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in Loco De Remate's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walmir Catarinense 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. A collision led to Loco De Remate getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Rene Aires hit a great ball. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hıdır Namal in the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walmir Catarinense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rene Aires in the 67th minute of play. Lino Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmir Catarinense having to interfere. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. Lino Rios took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walmir Catarinense. Walmir Catarinense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Loco De Remate's zone, Lino Rios stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walmir Catarinense 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. AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Clodoveo Christobal came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th match minute, Loco De Remate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerrold Barzana to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AFC FUSION eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.