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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Rios got the match started through his kick off. AFC FUSION's Guido Txindoki suffered a concussion after 3 minutes and had to leave the field. 3 minutes into the game, Ma Mo Feng was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lagrima en Jarrita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Guido Txindoki. After 4 played minutes Lagrima en Jarrita got a freekick which was hit by Ma Mo Feng. In the 5th minute of the match Jan Hop shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Loco Malo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cleto Firmin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roberto Eztebe came out and tried to block the shot, but Cleto Firmin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Loco Malo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kai Havertz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodosio Figueroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Lino Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Loco Malo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Cleto Firmin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 25th minute Lagrima en Jarrita were awarded a corner. Filiberto Nisio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AFC FUSION's goalie and right to Domingos Gaitan. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AFC FUSION's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kai Havertz in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Loco Malo saved Lagrima en Jarrita from getting behind. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Cleto Firmin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute Kai Havertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Malo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Loco Malo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 38 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Loco Malo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute Filiberto Nisio 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. After 46 minutes, Paul Vase mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC FUSION and the Lagrima en Jarrita players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Paul Vase hit a great ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Cleto Firmin made the kick off in the second half. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodosio Figueroa in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Filiberto Nisio 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 a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Firmin in the 62nd minute of play. Loco Malo was a little too slow when Kai Havertz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 73rd minute of the match, Lino Rios tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Loco Malo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks got a free kick in the 78th minute. Jan Hop kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Aristide Ştefănoiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Aureliano Arnau replaced Wojciech Fiszer. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Jan Hop got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Leonello Messias 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AFC FUSION walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.