Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Rios started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Kleopas Plouffe in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Romildo came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Jaen in the 7th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Romildo in the 8th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Inautzi Quesada in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer. Santos Hug made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer. In the 14thth minute of the game Rogelio Jaen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Santos Hug got a throw-in 16 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alberto Aznar. Dawid Beckham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Jaen came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Aznar in the 25th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gogo Elequemedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Alberto Aznar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Mar de Ajó fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kleopas Plouffe didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. 44 minutes into the game, Santos Hug was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Defensores de Mar de Ajó's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. Kleopas Plouffe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gogo Elequemedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Dawid Beckham came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dawid Beckham couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Cesar Romildo came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kleopas Plouffe 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 60th minute. 66 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kleopas Plouffe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Mar de Ajó's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kleopas Plouffe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Defensores de Mar de Ajó's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute, Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Alberto Aznar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Kleopas Plouffe 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 79th minute. With his leg Roberto Eztebe managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Defensores de Mar de Ajó's Gogo Elequemedo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Romildo in the 84th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kleopas Plouffe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 91st minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.