World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 8093 (Terracing: 6071, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) After a defensive mix-up in Thunderstorm Riders's zone, Alvaro Jakes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arkadiusz Barciniak came out of the goal and Alvaro Jakes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alvaro Jakes struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Arkadiusz Barciniak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ripa FC. In the 7th minute Gu Chang Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arkadiusz Barciniak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gu Chang Peng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Arkadiusz Barciniak made a huge save. 16 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Resel came free, but Aldo Mannie 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 Kudret Tüzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kudret Tüzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koti Kot in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Thunderstorm Riders getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jerzy Mielak hit a great ball. Arkadiusz Barciniak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gu Chang Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kudret Tüzer in the 22nd minute of the match. Arkadiusz Barciniak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Smith Wigglesworth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Thunderstorm Riders's Arkadiusz Barciniak got control of the ball when Gu Chang Peng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koti Kot in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Kudret Tüzer 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 44th minute, Braulio Emeterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kudret Tüzer came free, but Aldo Mannie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Resel in the 51st minute of play. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koti Kot, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thunderstorm Riders's Koti Kot managed to work through Ripa FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Koti Kot dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Arkadiusz Barciniak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Frederico in the 58th minute of the match. Ripa FC were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Thunderstorm Riders's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Smith Wigglesworth took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Smith Wigglesworth got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arkadiusz Barciniak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Almir Lago in the 61st minute of the match. Thunderstorm Riders's Arkadiusz Barciniak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 62nd minute of play. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kudret Tüzer in the 65th minute of the match. Koti Kot spun around in front of the goal 65 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Ripa FC's goal. Ripa FC made a substitution. Ricardo Bochini replaced Joel Tehas. Ripa FC made a substitution. Placido Pero replaced Alvaro Jakes. Aldo Mannie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Koti Kot in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Torres in the 74th minute of play forced Thunderstorm Riders's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Barciniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thunderstorm Riders's Arkadiusz Barciniak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Torres in the 75th minute of play. Aldo Mannie had great luck who in the 77thth minute grab hold of the ball when Daniel Houseman from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Bochini in the 81st minute of play forced Thunderstorm Riders's goalkeeper Arkadiusz Barciniak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Braulio Emeterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Konrad Resel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Houseman in the 87th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Resel, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute Almir Lago 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konrad Resel in the 96th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.