League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 10992 (Terracing: 8245, Seating: 2528, VIP seats: 219) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michal Stehno got the match started through his kick off. Michal Stehno recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michal Stehno in the 6th minute of the match. Ricardo Bochini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venancio Cristofol having to interfere. In the 13th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Magnus Löfdahl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ripa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidad de Matanza the free kick. Magnus Löfdahl hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. At last the ball reached Alejandro Frederico at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Unidad de Matanza. 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Kirchner came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner in the 21st minute of play. Michal Stehno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 26 minutes, Ricardo Bochini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ripa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Bochini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 30th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Bochini in the 31st minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie got control of the ball when Maarten Aelbrecht tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Cirilo Oriche got a free kick in the 37th minute. Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng was substituted for Donato Torres. A collision led to Ripa FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Cirilo Oriche hit a great ball. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Okopny in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magnus Löfdahl in the 45th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Stehno.

Ripa FC's Joel Tehas was substituted for Ricardo Bochini. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gu Chang Peng to make the kick off. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maarten Aelbrecht in the 56th minute of play. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maarten Aelbrecht in the 57th minute of the match. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maarten Aelbrecht in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Maarten Aelbrecht 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. If Máximo Kirchner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Clodoveo Orlin hit a great ball. Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru was substituted for Maarten Aelbrecht. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Ripa FC's Alvaro Jakes was substituted for Placido Pero. In the 73rd minute, Clodoveo Orlin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The corner ended in Smith Wigglesworth almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol did a great save. After some careless play in the Unidad de Matanza defense, Gu Chang Peng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Venancio Cristofol. The Unidad de Matanza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Venancio Cristofol should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute of the match Unidad de Matanza got a corner. Ripa FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Waldemar Okopny ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 87 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Venancio Cristofol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lotfi Ziadi who after having made a long run got a chance for a shot on goal. Despite a couple of nice moves Aldo Mannie's wasn't to be fooled and made an easy save when Lotfi Ziadi was beeing forced to shoot. Ripa FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Unidad de Matanza's much stronger midfield.