Friendly League

Ravens Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Rios started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente Bartoleme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Stephen in the 8th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute, Lino Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vicente Bartoleme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Stephen came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cordarius Hornilla in the 20th minute of play. Vicente Bartoleme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rios in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. 30 minutes in the game Binjamin Van Campenhout did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Igor Stephen. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Firmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Firmo in the 36th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Bartoleme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moise Bădiță made a kick off. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florencio Jobo in the 58th minute of play. Camilo Inge got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Florencio Jobo. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Dawid Beckham hit a great ball. Camilo Inge got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Timoteo Firmo. Lino Rios struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Vicente Bartoleme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. In the 68th minute, Jonatan Maidana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Lino Rios. The supporters of Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ. booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonatan Maidana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Vicente Bartoleme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 74th minute of play. After 75 minutes Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Christoff Stocks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vicente Bartoleme was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After 85 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vicente Bartoleme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ȓᾄvἔᾗṩ Ғ.Ƈ.'s Morjan Sarkhoh was substituted for Rigoberto Lucado. In the 94th minute Morjan Sarkhoh 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. The AFC FUSION supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC FUSION would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.