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Gigante A
Spectators: 9244 (Terracing: 6934, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filomeno Remir got the match started through his kick off. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Mikolas in the 4th minute of play. Aldo Mannie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guido Mikolas went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 12 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Vachon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ripa FC were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Manfredi AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Magnus Löfdahl took the corner. The corner led Ripa FC's Magnus Löfdahl to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Vachon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Aldo Mannie didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Manfredi AFC's Filomeno Remir shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mateo Lalla, made in the 22nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon got control of the ball when Gu Chang Peng tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gu Chang Peng got free with Roman Vachon in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The corner led Ripa FC's Magnus Löfdahl to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Vachon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 28th minute, Mateo Lalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Magnus Löfdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Roman Vachon managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when Ripa FC's Gu Chang Peng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Filomeno Remir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aldo Mannie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon got control of the ball when Gu Chang Peng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ripa FC made a substitution. Placido Pero replaced Romain Declerck. In the 43rd minute Ripa FC were awarded a corner. Magnus Löfdahl went to the cornerflag to take it. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gu Chang Peng made a kick off. Aldo Mannie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Remir in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Gu Chang Peng 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 Filomeno Remir in the 60th minute of play forced Ripa FC's goalkeeper Aldo Mannie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Gu Chang Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filomeno Remir scored 1-3 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aldo Mannie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ripa FC made a substitution. Ricardo Bochini replaced Kazimierz Domin. Ripa FC made a substitution. Franz Grassme replaced Gu Chang Peng. Manfredi AFC's Uriel Cordarrel was substituted for Aristides Cesaro. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Fausto Rafe replaced Guido Mikolas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Son Banana in the 77th 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 Uriel Cordarrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After some careless play in the Manfredi AFC defense, Placido Pero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Vachon. The Manfredi AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Vachon should have stopped the shot. Aldo Mannie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Son Banana in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Franz Grassme notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon. Roman Vachon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 92 minutes into the match, Ricardo Bochini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Vachon. Manfredi AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Bochini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 94 minutes into the match, Fausto Rafe 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 Fausto Rafe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. The Manfredi AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ripa FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.