Friendly League

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tor Bern started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tor Bern in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Eztebe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, Azul Y Plomo's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Zacarias Cabrero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Cabrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 10th minute of play. Zacarias Cabrero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tor Bern got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Sesuldo to maneuver through the defense. Nicolas Diniz made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by José Macías. Zacarias Cabrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Tor Bern 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. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute, Lino Rios 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 the first half AFC FUSION were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Dawid Beckham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute Tor Bern 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. Tor Bern's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor Bern in the 68th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Tor Bern left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azul Y Plomo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Azul Y Plomo made a substitution. Eduardo Macías replaced Tor Bern. Azul Y Plomo's Zacarias Cabrero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Azul Y Plomo from getting a goal against them.