Friendly League

Bellagio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) AFC FUSION's Lino Rios 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. Ocean´s Eleven's Sven-Olof Örtendal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Ocean´s Eleven's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Sven-Olof Örtendal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven-Olof Örtendal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 7th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Ocean´s Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Ian Gerdberg. In the 13th minute, Lino Rios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Albin Tingberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Roberto Eztebe made a huge save. 22 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven-Olof Örtendal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Txindoki in the 28th minute of play forced Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Örtendal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Lino Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Olof Örtendal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven-Olof Örtendal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sven-Olof Örtendal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Ocean´s Eleven's Douglas Boberg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wojciech Fiszer, made in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Hermansson in the 44th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Örtendal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dawid Beckham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dennis Hermansson was the one to do the kick off. Ian Gerdberg made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Henrik Hedenskog however managed to control. 57 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Hermansson came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 59 minutes on the clock, Romulo Abilio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 58th minute, one of AFC FUSION:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for AFC FUSION. AFC FUSION:s Roberto Eztebe showed great skill when he stopped Pål Sjö:s penalty. In the 62nd minute, Thiago Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 65 minutes into the match, Ocean´s Eleven's goalkeeper Sven-Olof Örtendal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Txindoki. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ocean´s Eleven'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. Paul Vase made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that Ocean´s Eleven's Sven-Olof Örtendal managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 75th minute Albin Tingberg 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. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Hermansson in the 80th minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Lino Rios. 90 minutes into the game, Douglas Boberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Thiago Silva quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Guido Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven-Olof Örtendal having to interfere. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Ocean´s Eleven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Hermansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded AFC FUSION left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ocean´s Eleven.