Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Korona Kielce's Roberto Firmino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Firmino, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 11 played minutes Korona Kielce got a freekick which was hit by Dave Legzdins. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Boyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Korona Kielce's Gary Ingram proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Korona Kielce from getting a goal against them. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Korona Kielce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dave Legzdins didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Korona Kielce's Dave Legzdins got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute of the match, Christoff Stocks got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gary Ingram was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Nihat Sarıdoğan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Ivar Lilleeng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Korona Kielce's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivar Lilleeng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Eztebe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Boyle came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 32nd minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Gary Ingram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gary Ingram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Darren Boyle notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After 52 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Abilio. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Ivar Lilleeng sent off a good shot on target. After 55 played minutes Korona Kielce got a freekick which was hit by Nihat Sarıdoğan. Korona Kielce's Gary Ingram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Abilio in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Darren Boyle 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. Korona Kielce's Roberto Firmino got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Ivar Lilleeng sent off a good shot on target. Gary Ingram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Abilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Romulo Abilio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gary Ingram. Korona Kielce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romulo Abilio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Korona Kielce's zone, Romulo Abilio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gary Ingram came out of the goal and Romulo Abilio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Chaz Parkinson replaced Vincent Västerberg. A collision led to Korona Kielce getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Bartosz Rymaniak hit a great ball. Christoff Stocks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Gary Ingram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Abilio came free, but Gary Ingram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roberto Firmino in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved AFC FUSION from getting behind. Gary Ingram 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 84th minute. Romulo Abilio scored 3-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gary Ingram, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AFC FUSION's Kai Havertz was substituted for Lino Rios. In the 93rd minute Kai Havertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gary Ingram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Romulo Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pawel Sobolewski in the 96th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC FUSION had won after a very even match.