Friendly League

Ricardo Garviras
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rahim Niğdeli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rahim Niğdeli might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aldo Mannie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rahim Niğdeli ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahim Niğdeli in the 5th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rahim Niğdeli might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aldo Mannie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rahim Niğdeli ran back to his position shaking his head. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rahim Niğdeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ke Yin made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ripa FC's Prospero Tomi. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahim Niğdeli in the 29th minute of play. Gu Chang Peng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Ceberiche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Rahim Niğdeli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Aldo Mannie made a huge save. In the 37th minute, Rahim Niğdeli made a precise shot to the right of Aldo Mannie. Ripa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Mattias Classon kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s Rahim Niğdeli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo Mannie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 64 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Ceberiche was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roneros F.C. made a substitution. Süruri Erbaş replaced Pontus Picado. Ricardo Ceberiche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gu Chang Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roneros F.C.'s Zilar Aleson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Prospero Tomi, made in the 85th minute of the game. Witomir Jestrimski might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aldo Mannie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Witomir Jestrimski ran back to his position shaking his head. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witomir Jestrimski in the 86th minute of play. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witomir Jestrimski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Roneros F.C. booed when Ripa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prospero Tomi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Witomir Jestrimski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Mannie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witomir Jestrimski in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Roneros F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ripa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.