Friendly League

Melina Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, 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. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bocho Bumbalov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. Bocho Bumbalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Lino Rios notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Janusze's Bocho Bumbalov. Bocho Bumbalov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dawid Beckham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Janusze's Bocho Bumbalov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 16 minutes Janusze'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. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. 24 minutes into the match, Janusze's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Bocho Bumbalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bocho Bumbalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 25th minute of play. Tostão Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jan Hop hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bocho Bumbalov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Lino Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Bocho Bumbalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bocho Bumbalov 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 37th minute. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Waldemar Brataniec tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tostão Mota to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Janusze's Waldemar Brataniec made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Eztebe was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes in the game Sizwe Phakathi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Barnaba Trzenzalski. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 63 played minutes Janusze got a freekick which was hit by Sizwe Phakathi. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Lino Rios reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bocho Bumbalov. The goal made the score 1-5. Janusze's Sylwester Ostrowski was substituted for Tostão Mota. After 70 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bocho Bumbalov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dawid Beckham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Aureliano Arnau replaced Jan Hop. In the 77th minute of the match, Dawid Beckham tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bocho Bumbalov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Janusze made a substitution. Wincenty Sokolski replaced Wieslaw Kempski. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Janusze's Julian Sitko was substituted for Sizwe Phakathi. Janusze's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Lino Rios 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-8. Christoff Stocks charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christoff Stocks the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Bocho Bumbalov in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylwester Ostrowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.