Gigante A
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franz Grassme took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spain were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Ripa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Omar Toledo took the corner. The corner led Spain's Vicente Merino to fire away a dangerous shot which Aldo Mannie despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Placido Pero got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game David Aranda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 20 minutes, David Aranda made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Grassme, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 25th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Spain's Adria Bielsa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aldo Mannie made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 31 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franz Grassme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Ricardo Bochini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ripa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Bochini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng was substituted for Franz Grassme. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Omar Toledo made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Chang Peng came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. Omar Toledo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Gu Chang Peng 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. In the 65th minute, Magnus Löfdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Braulio Emeterio kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Gu Chang Peng took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 79th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 80th minute of play. Aldo Mannie made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Carles Cherro sent off a good shot on target. Aldo Mannie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adria Bielsa's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Spain's Carles Cherro made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aldo Mannie was left in no man's land by his defense there! Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. After 88 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Cirilo Oriche. Aldo Mannie was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jon Cubero. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jon Cubero in the 90th minute. A nice corner shot did that Jonathan Criado got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aldo Mannie quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 91st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sergio Ruiz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aldo Mannie. That made the score 1-4 in the 95 minute of play. Spain's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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