Friendly League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Lukas Arlikevičius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Arlikevičius in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match Teodelina FC got a corner. AFC FUSION's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Mammana ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Teodelina FC's Emanuel Mammana to fire away a dangerous shot which Roberto Eztebe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Lukas Arlikevičius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Eztebe was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Arlikevičius in the 15th minute of the match. In the 20th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Txindoki to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Teodelina FC's Lukas Arlikevičius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Lukas Arlikevičius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Eztebe. AFC FUSION's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukas Arlikevičius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Franko Armani made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Lino Rios sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Teodelina FC'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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lukas Arlikevičius made a kick off. When Lukas Arlikevičius came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Teodelina FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lukas Arlikevičius couldn't finish the play. After 54 played minutes Teodelina FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Redondo. 62 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franko Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jan Hop recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teodelina FC's Silvano Baladi was substituted for Lukas Arlikevičius. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Guido Txindoki. Teodelina FC made a substitution. Billy Sharp replaced Cristinel Buzoianu. Franko Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hop in the 74th minute of play. Silvano Baladi might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silvano Baladi ran back to his position shaking his head. After 83 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Mario Sesuldo. 88 minutes into the match, Teodelina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christoff Stocks came free, but Franko Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodelina FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.