Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryan Tan started the match with the kick off. If Thiago Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo got control of the ball when Mario Sesuldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afiz Teo was a little too slow when Lino Rios got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. Afiz Seng made in the 20th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ron Boon however managed to control. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Afiz Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lino Rios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Afiz Teo made a huge save. Afiz Teo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Tan in the 33rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rios got free with Afiz Teo in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ryan Tan hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lino Rios to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Dawid Beckham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afiz Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Afiz Teo having to make a save. Afiz Teo 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 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afiz Teo. Redbourn AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Afiz Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 67th minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afiz Teo 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 68th minute. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 70th minute of play. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuel Chien-Kwan charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuel Chien-Kwan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Samuel Chien-Kwan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Tan in the 85th minute of the match. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Redbourn AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Lino Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Dawid Beckham. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 95th minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.