Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dionisia's Arnaldo Beturian started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Serafim Eanes in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A nice corner shot did that Dawid Beckham got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Serafim Eanes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thiago Silva made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lino Rios however managed to control. Dionisia were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after AFC FUSION's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucio Garoa took the corner. Serafim Eanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 28th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dionisia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Florencio Chano in the 43rd minute. Dionisia's Saverio Venceslas was substituted for Arnaldo Beturian. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Dionisia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC FUSION:s goal. Serafim Eanes had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Thiago Silva's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Rios to make the kick off. Cheng Xiong Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The corner led AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham to fire away a dangerous shot which Serafim Eanes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Serafim Eanes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Hop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serafim Eanes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dionisia'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 Serafim Eanes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The attack was good, but when Guido Txindoki in the 71st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, Dionisia's Cheng Xiong Yuan got a free kick in the 74th minute. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Serafim Eanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 77th minute of the match. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Florencio Chano sent off a good shot on target. Serafim Eanes came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Lino Rios. But to his dismay, Lino Rios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 87th minute, Aureliano Arnau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Dawid Beckham. In the 88th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aureliano Arnau to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Cheng Xiong Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Dionisia's Serafim Eanes. Serafim Eanes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christoff Stocks might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serafim Eanes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christoff Stocks ran back to his position shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the Dionisia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFC FUSION.