Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edgar Costa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Salvador Lousada kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Roriz in the 7th 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torcato Rebocho in the 9th minute of play. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when Garanhão do SUL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Lobato didn't get a good kick on the ball. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torcato Rebocho in the 13th minute of play. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 16th minute of play. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ignatius Casasola 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 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Lousada in the 23rd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Ignatius Casasola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Costa in the 28th minute of play. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Torcato Rebocho 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wojciech Fiszer during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 37 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Wojciech Fiszer. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ignatius Casasola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 42nd minute of play forced Garanhão do SUL's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgar Costa hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. With his leg Ignatius Casasola managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when AFC FUSION's Lino Rios fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

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. After having played for 53 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. Ignatius Casasola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lino Rios went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Garanhão do SUL booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Abilio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torcato Rebocho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Lino Rios. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Akis Kefallinos was slow to take the kick. During this time Garanhão do SUL's players had a chance to rest. Akis Kefallinos made a great header on Garanhão do SUL's corner, it was just that AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe managed to reach the ball for a save. After 71 minutes, Albano Leizarraga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Garanhão do SUL and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 71 played minutes Garanhão do SUL got a freekick which was hit by Albano Leizarraga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 74th minute of play forced Garanhão do SUL's goalkeeper Ignatius Casasola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignatius Casasola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoff Stocks in the 75th minute of the match. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 82nd minute Christoff Stocks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatius Casasola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes Garanhão do SUL'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. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ignatius Casasola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoff Stocks, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89thth minute of the game Christoff Stocks who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute of the match AFC FUSION got a corner. Garanhão do SUL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 92nd minute of the match, Albano Leizarraga got a very nice opportunity to score, but Roberto Eztebe was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Garanhão do SUL's Ignatius Casasola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 94th minute of play. A hard shot 95 in the game by Obafemi Fabiani from a close distance when the talented Roberto Eztebe managed to make a qualified save. AFC FUSION's players were relieved. 95 minutes into the game, Obafemi Fabiani lined in a short shot 3-2 behind a frustrated Roberto Eztebe. For all the effort they put into the match, the Garanhão do SUL players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFC FUSION.