Friendly League

Europe Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 20 minutes into the game, Ricardo Bochini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luis Täger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luis Täger came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Ripa FC's Franz Grassme. But to his dismay, Franz Grassme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 29 minutes into the match, Froilan Reyes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldo Mannie. Ripa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Froilan Reyes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Parque Europa FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ripa FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Froilan Reyes was the one to do the kick off. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Reyes in the 59th minute of the match. Parque Europa FC's Lionel-Andrés Messi was substituted for Saul Gomesano. Parque Europa FC's Coronel Castro was substituted for Froilan Reyes. 65 minutes into the game, Mateo Lalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Parque Europa FC's Ronaldo Fenomeno quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 67 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Magnus Löfdahl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis Täger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Castro in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute Parque Europa FC were awarded a corner. Coronel Castro went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 72nd minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gu Chang Peng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Luis Täger made a huge save. Luis Täger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Löfdahl in the 79th minute of the match. In the 84th minute Coronel Castro 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. Gu Chang Peng received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luis Täger came out and tried to block the shot, but Gu Chang Peng slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 86th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luis Täger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 92 minutes into the game, Parque Europa FC's Lionel-Andrés Messi 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, 2-4. In the 96th minute Coronel Castro 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 came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Parque Europa FC's Lionel-Andrés Messi. But to his dismay, Lionel-Andrés Messi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ripa FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.