Prized/Friendly Cup

Madagascar
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nunez Arias kicked off to start the match. Nunez Arias took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Veli Topalli. Veli Topalli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 6 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Marco Lorien nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Veli Topalli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 9 minutes of play, AFC FUSION's Julio Olarticoechea made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Veli Topalli was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Leader of Lemurs's zone, Marco Lorien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Veli Topalli came out of the goal and Marco Lorien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AFC FUSION's Benicio Senen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bujar Peçi in the 25th minute of play. Leonel Gonsalve hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tritan Dragoj got free with Benicio Senen in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Leader of Lemurs's Kristjan Asllani in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC FUSION's goalie prevented a goal. Veli Topalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Lando in the 30th minute of the match. Julio Olarticoechea struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Veli Topalli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isli Hoxha during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Isli Hoxha hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Benicio Senen made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Tritan Dragoj sent off a good shot on target. The Leader of Lemurs fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Leader of Lemurs's Tritan Dragoj looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 39th minute Bujar Peçi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Senen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benicio Senen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bujar Peçi in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carmelo Brais during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute Nunez Arias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veli Topalli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tritan Dragoj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. AFC FUSION's Benicio Senen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bujar Peçi in the 59th minute of play. Erin Bauta hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Olarticoechea to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Gonsalve to maneuver through the defense. After 65 played minutes, Leader of Lemurs's Ded Janko shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benicio Senen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Leader of Lemurs reached it. A collision led to Leader of Lemurs getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Miço Latifllari hit a great ball. Benicio Senen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danjel Bashaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. A collision led to Leader of Lemurs getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Isli Hoxha hit a great ball. Kristjan Asllani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benicio Senen having to interfere. Leonel Gonsalve hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the game, Miço Latifllari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leader of Lemurs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. After a rather tough play, AFC FUSION's Carmelo Brais got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Leader of Lemurs's Veli Topalli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Leader of Lemurs from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute, Marco Lorien ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Veli Topalli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. The AFC FUSION players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.