Friendly League

Gigante A
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ben Breton started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Gu Chang Peng could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Tristan Franquis however easily saved by the left post. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Magnus Löfdahl got a free kick in the 15th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gu Chang Peng got free with Tristan Franquis in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amar Bouziane, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 19th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Breton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. Magnus Löfdahl was extremely unlucky when he, in the 31st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Domin in the 37th minute of the match. The corner led to Ripa FC's Prospero Tomi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 43 minutes into the match, Gu Chang Peng notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis. Tristan Franquis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 46 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Chang Peng came free, but Tristan Franquis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 56 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Gu Chang Peng. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Ripa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gu Chang Peng didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tristan Franquis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes into the game, Gu Chang Peng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tristan Franquis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ripa FC's Ricardo Bochini was substituted for Kazimierz Domin. If Ricardo Bochini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aldo Mannie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mantzio Poz in the 81st minute. Tristan Franquis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Grassme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Anastasios Machlas made a precise shot to the right of Aldo Mannie. Ripa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 91st minute Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were awarded a corner. Adrio Sobrido went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Adrio Sobrido to fire away a dangerous shot which Aldo Mannie despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Franz Grassme put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tristan Franquis. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ripa FC had won after a very even match.