Friendly League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Nacional's Xu Sha managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wojciech Fiszer in the 5 minute of the game. Juaneizu Merida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Hop's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 9th minute of play. Lino Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juaneizu Merida having to interfere. The throw-in from Mario Sesuldo in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nacional's José Luis Rodríguez. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 14th minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Vase to maneuver through the defense. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal in the 30th 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 0-1. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mendiko Bueres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Grabiel Escorcia 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. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Sha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Grabiel Escorcia made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Lino Rios put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Juaneizu Merida. The supporters of Nacional booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Abilio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 63rd minute of the match. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 71st minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 1-2 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! AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. Jony Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After 85 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Jony Maidana. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional's zone, Dawid Beckham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal and Dawid Beckham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89thth minute of the game Aureliano Arnau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional's Juaneizu Merida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aureliano Arnau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Juaneizu Merida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The AFC FUSION players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.