Official Cup

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Donato Torres made the kick off which started today's match. Inge Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 4th minute of play. Ripa FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Placido Pero in the 7th minute. Cuatrodeocho's Inge Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Pero in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Ricardo Bochini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Bochini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Inge Marin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Batuhin came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Andy Entrena hit a great ball. Aldo Mannie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Entrena in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ripa FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andy Entrena was slow to take the kick. During this time Cuatrodeocho's players had a chance to rest. Inge Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 25th minute of play. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Batuhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Ricardo Bochini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cuatrodeocho's Inge Marin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ripa FC were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Cuatrodeocho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Placido Pero took the corner. 36 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Torres came free, but Inge Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Batuhin hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng was substituted for Donato Torres. In the 38th minute, David Batuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cuatrodeocho's Inge Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute Ricardo Bochini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inge Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inge Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Bochini in the 45th minute of the match. Ripa FC made a substitution. Joel Tehas replaced Ricardo Bochini. After 48 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Frederico. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Batuhin to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Inge Marin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Chang Peng came free, but Inge Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gábor Gyepes hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Ripa FC made a substitution. Alvaro Jakes replaced Placido Pero. In the 63rd match minute, Cuatrodeocho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gábor Gyepes to maneuver through the defense. Ripa FC's Joel Tehas pulled a muscle in his leg after 64 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 64 minutes, Gábor Gyepes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuatrodeocho and the Ripa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gábor Gyepes hit a great ball. Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th minute David Batuhin 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. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Andy Entrena hit a great ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Inge Marin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Berardini. Gu Chang Peng took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Inge Marin. Inge Marin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gu Chang Peng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Inge Marin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ramiro Oliverio hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Gu Chang Peng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ripa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.