Friendly League

Gigante A
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gu Chang Peng made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gu Chang Peng in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raimond Lenk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gu Chang Peng might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raimond Lenk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gu Chang Peng ran back to his position shaking his head. Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Piratas FC from getting a goal against them. Raimond Lenk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gu Chang Peng's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Gu Chang Peng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raimond Lenk was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Piratas FC's Eleuterio Errolan got a free kick in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raimond Lenk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Prospero Tomi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Raimond Lenk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gu Chang Peng struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Raimond Lenk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ripa FC. If Gu Chang Peng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 37th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Gu Chang Peng sped through Piratas FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Raimond Lenk. Raimond Lenk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 48th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Constantino Idacio made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Gu Chang Peng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Raimond Lenk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 54th minute Gu Chang Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimond Lenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 minutes Piratas FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Smith Wigglesworth who took care of the corner kick. Ripa FC's Smith Wigglesworth was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raimond Lenk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Zacharioudakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raimond Lenk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Gu Chang Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gu Chang Peng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raimond Lenk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Grassme came free, but Raimond Lenk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Constantino Idacio got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nunez Hernandez. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Ripa FC from getting a goal against them. Placido Pero took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raimond Lenk. Raimond Lenk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After some careless play in the Piratas FC defense, Ricardo Bochini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raimond Lenk. The Piratas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raimond Lenk should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ripa FC fully deserved thier win.