Official Cup

Gigante A
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gu Chang Peng got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Magnus Löfdahl came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smith Wigglesworth to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute, Claudio-Darío Martel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Silver Play 2 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lisandro Hanni hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Silver Play 2's zone, Gu Chang Peng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Lucila came out of the goal and Gu Chang Peng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Gu Chang Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ripa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gu Chang Peng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Lucila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomás Lucila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Jakes in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Carlos Carrio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gu Chang Peng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomás Lucila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 37th minute. Ripa FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Smith Wigglesworth in the 38th minute. Smith Wigglesworth made a great header on Ripa FC's corner, it was just that Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila managed to reach the ball for a save. After 42 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Lucila was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodosio Francesco to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Teodosio Francesco 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. After 56 minutes of play, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Lucila was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the match, Gu Chang Peng notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila. Tomás Lucila was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Tomás Lucila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ripa FC's Ricardo Bochini was substituted for Joel Tehas. Silver Play 2's Juan Tartalo was substituted for Cesar Baldovino. 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 69th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Silver Play 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar Rioja to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Silver Play 2's Claudio-Darío Martel got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes, Ripa FC's Placido Pero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tomás Lucila came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ripa FC reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Carrio got free with Aldo Mannie in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd 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. Tomás Lucila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute Donato Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Lucila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Mannie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Carrio in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Donato Torres notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Silver Play 2's Tomás Lucila. Tomás Lucila was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute Teodosio Francesco 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. Ripa FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Silver Play 2 for a fine match.