Challenge

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. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 3rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Bochini got free with Marco Day in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute Monty Rogers 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. 8 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne 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, 0-1. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Mannie having to interfere. In the 15th minute Cassius Byrne 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. 16 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Bochini came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franz Grassme in the 25th minute of play. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute of play. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Mannie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st minute Edward Mcdonald 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. In the 33rd minute Cassius Byrne 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Bochini in the 40th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ripa FC made a substitution. Gu Chang Peng replaced Franz Grassme. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Placido Pero was slow to take the kick. During this time Ripa FC's players had a chance to rest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gu Chang Peng in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 83rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 Marco Day was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Monty Rogers slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aldo Mannie. That made the score 1-3 after 91 minutes of play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Ripa FC made a substitution. Alvaro Jakes replaced Placido Pero. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The Ripa FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.