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Frédson Mendes
Spectators: 8620 (Terracing: 6468, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Bermudo in the 4th minute of the match. Mano Hume showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 6th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Zdeněk Kozlík hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mano Hume 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. 30 minutes into the match, Severo Bermudo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aldo Mannie, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Bermudo in the 34th 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 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severo Bermudo's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Mano Hume 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. 40 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mano Hume made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Ripa FC's Placido Pero was substituted for Romain Declerck. Aldo Mannie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severo Bermudo's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severo Bermudo to make the kick off. Mateo Lalla made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Utopía Muerta FC's Fermin Martinez. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Chang Peng in the 58th minute of play. If Gu Chang Peng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Utopía Muerta FC's Alp Kaya was substituted for Anier Johans. Ripa FC made a substitution. Ricardo Bochini replaced Kazimierz Domin. After a defensive mix-up in Utopía Muerta FC's zone, Franz Grassme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mano Hume came out of the goal and Franz Grassme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Aldo Mannie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 82nd minute Ricardo Bochini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mano Hume saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Amarita took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aldo Mannie. Aldo Mannie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Ricardo Bochini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute Ramón Furtado 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Bochini got free with Mano Hume in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mano Hume made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Grassme in the 92nd minute of play. After 95 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Emeterio. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Amarita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Utopía Muerta FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ripa FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.