League

Gigante A
Spectators: 10855 (Terracing: 8143, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Alberto Marquez made the kick off which started today's match. AC LeX Luthor's Matias Porfiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alejandro Frederico in the 2 minute of the game. 3 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Errando came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurício Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Alberto Marquez in the 6th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurício Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Maurício Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 15th minute of play. Maurício Bomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 16th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Carlos Alberto Marquez 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. Maurício Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Bochini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurício Bomba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Torres in the 32nd minute. Maurício Bomba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 39 minutes into the match, AC LeX Luthor's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Pero came free, but Maurício Bomba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto Marquez 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 Carlos Alberto Marquez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Marquez in the 47th minute of play. After the first half AC LeX Luthor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gu Chang Peng was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Alberto Marquez came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Alejandro Frederico threw the ball into play from the sideline. AC LeX Luthor's Blade Runnel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 64 minutes, Gu Chang Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ripa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gu Chang Peng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aldo Mannie was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvaro Errando showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 67 minute of play. In the 73rd minute of the match, Alvaro Errando tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aldo Mannie saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peep Pronk got free with Aldo Mannie in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maurício Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 78th minute of play. Peep Pronk came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aldo Mannie could save by the left post. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Errando in the 86th minute of the match. AC LeX Luthor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tolek Chazen in the 87th minute. The corner ended in Tolek Chazen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie did a great save. Peep Pronk came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aldo Mannie could save by the left post. In the 96th minute, Gu Chang Peng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurício Bomba was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AC LeX Luthor had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.