Friendly League

Estádio Celio Melo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Jens-Ove Malm started the match with the kick off. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amauri Félix was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 16th minute Tolgahan Onatkan 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. After 19 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Paul Vase. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Thiago Neves got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolgahan Onatkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalie and right to Wojciech Fiszer. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 37th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Félix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Rios was the one to do the kick off. Jens-Ove Malm hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Jens-Ove Malm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolgahan Onatkan in the 68th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolgahan Onatkan in the 68th minute of play. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Birol Celilay was substituted for Lauro Arce. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Ixona Mascarañas was substituted for Mitchel Bakker. In the 71st match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Beckham to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ove Malm in the 72nd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolgahan Onatkan in the 76th minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Beckham to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Ove Malm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.