Friendly League

Gigante A
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ripa FC's Franz Grassme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Filomeno Remir 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 Filomeno Remir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Manfredi AFC from getting a goal against them. Placido Pero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Roman Vachon made a huge save. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Bochini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Smith Wigglesworth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Bochini in the 17th minute of play. After 21 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Lalla. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manfredi AFC were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Ripa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kieran Listkowski took the corner. After 30 minutes of play, Manfredi AFC's Filomeno Remir made it 0-2 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! After some careless play in the Manfredi AFC defense, Ricardo Bochini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Vachon. The Manfredi AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Vachon should have stopped the shot. Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng was substituted for Franz Grassme. In the 44th minute Gu Chang Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Vachon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Manfredi AFC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filomeno Remir made a kick off. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 54th minute of play. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 57th minute of play. Roman Vachon 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Aristides Cesaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manfredi AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aristides Cesaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Mannie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ripa FC's Alvaro Jakes was substituted for Placido Pero. The audience was convinced that Ladislao Mannie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Mannie was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magnus Löfdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Mannie in the 76th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Son Banana 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. 84 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Son Banana in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aldo Mannie saved Ripa FC from getting behind. Aldo Mannie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Son Banana's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Ripa FC from getting a goal against them. Ladislao Mannie did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Aldo Mannie 94 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Manfredi AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.