U23 League

Estadio del Humo
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Millrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Donato Regis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Beila came out of the goal and Donato Regis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carmelo Brais's late challenge caught a The Waldos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carmelo Brais helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of The Waldos booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmelo Brais didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leandro Millrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gerardo Beila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nunez Arias might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Romero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nunez Arias ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Waldos's goalkeeper Sergio Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, The Waldos's Donato Regis got a free kick in the 15th minute. Gerardo Beila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Millrick in the 22nd minute of the match. If Donato Regis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leandro Millrick's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerardo Beila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Leandro Millricks short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Gerardo Beila to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When The Waldos's Leandro Millrick in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC FUSION's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th minute Nunez Arias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Lando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Romero having to interfere. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when The Waldos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Otsoko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nunez Arias to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Lope to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the The Waldos defense, Nunez Arias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Romero. The The Waldos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Romero should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of The Waldos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AFC FUSION:s goal. The Waldos:s Sergio Romero showed great skill when he stopped Nunez Arias:s penalty. After 63 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Lando. The Waldos made a substitution. Saturnino Llin replaced Gaudencio Valery. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Ciro Lando got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 77th minute, Celso Illan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Nunez Arias managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Nunez Arias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Veto to maneuver through the defense. 97 minutes into the game, Donato Regis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gerardo Beila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.