Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Orlando Beltza made the kick off and thus started the match. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Ranolfo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Marcos Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Joel Cordarrel 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Cordarrel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Ranolfo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Marcos Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Cordarrel scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto Eztebe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Ranolfo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcos Ranolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 32nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcos Ranolfo was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jan Hop hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. A nice corner shot did that Dawid Beckham got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Ranolfo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Kraig Fred replaced Orlando Beltza. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Cornelio Ruisko replaced Traian Blăniță. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Jan Hop. In the 67th minute Estudiantes de América were awarded a corner. Szymon Pilitowski went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 70th minute, Kraig Fred got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 75th play minutes Kraig Fred shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Roberto Eztebe and just under the crossbar into goal. Kraig Fred scored 0-3 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto Eztebe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 83rd minute of play. After 87 minutes Estudiantes de América's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo did a great save. 91 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcos Ranolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoff Stocks in the 93rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoff Stocks in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Ranolfo saved Estudiantes de América from getting behind. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Estudiantes de América had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.