World League

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 7855 (Terracing: 5892, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andries De Putter kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andries De Putter in the 6th minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 10th minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC United booed when Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wojciech Fiszer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peru Diaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Andries De Putter notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andries De Putter in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24thth minute of the game Aureliano Karlo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC United's Lei Bin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ were awarded a corner. Dawid Beckham went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Germano Bettencourt getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Lei Bin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aureliano Karlo went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Ferraz, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Germano Bettencourt fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's protests and gave Germano Bettencourt a yellow card for diving instead. The Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AFC United were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aureliano Karlo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jordi Scherz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Dawid Beckham sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lei Bin skillfully saved the ball. When Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC United's goalie prevented a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! AFC United:s Lei Bin showed great skill when he stopped Germano Bettencourt:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aureliano Karlo in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lei Bin saved AFC United from getting behind. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Aureliano Karlo. AFC United's Bilintx Trilla was substituted for Rodrigo Cugat. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Ferraz in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 73rd minute of play forced AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andries De Putter in the 76th minute of play. Andries De Putter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Andries De Putter got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lei Bin 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 97th minute, Dawid Beckham made a precise shot to the right of Lei Bin. AFC United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. AFC United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.