Ronaldinho-Seven beats Ryan Giggs- Seven 3-2: Ronaldinho and Friends

The highly successful football match, participated by the Ronaldinho and Friends, ended with the team led by Ronaldinho defeated the Giggs-led team by three goals against two here at the Abdus Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium on Saturday night.

Ronaldinho-7 win first exhibition match in Karachi
The team led by Ronaldinho won against the Giggs-led team with the final score of two goals in favour with one against.

Earlier, the highly anticipated match between ‘Ronaldinho-7' and 'Ryan Giggs-7' kicked off at Abdul Sattar Edhi Stadium on Saturday evening.'

Ronaldinho-7 scored a goal against the Giggs-led team after a penalty. However, in the second quarter of the game, the team lost another penalty chance after facing objection from the referee.

In the third quarter, Saadullah extended team Ronaldinho's lead by scoring another goal.

A dive from Robert Pires gave one more penalty chance to the Brazillian-led team, however, a brilliant save by David James did not allow Ronaldinho to score the penalty.

Nicholas Anelka scored a breathtaking goal with assistance from Ryan Giggs and it appeared that Giggs-7 picked up momentum by scoring one more to equalise the game.

Seven top footballers from around the world, including Brazilian legend Ronaldinho and Manchester United great Ryan Giggs, arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for two exhibition matches.

Brazilian hero Ronaldinho, former Manchester United stalwart Ryan Giggs, former England goalkeeper David James, Dutch star George Boateng, former French players Robert Pires and Nicolas Anelka, and Portuguese player Luis Boa Morte reached Islamabad early Saturday morning via a private jet.

Brazil and Real Madrid great Roberto Carlos did not travel with the group.

The foreign players reached Karachi from Islamabad and were shifted to the hotel under stringent security measures earlier in the evening.

The lineup, of two teams dubbed 'Ronaldinho-7' and 'Ryan Giggs-7', is playing with a group of Pakistani footballers for two seven-a-side matches in Karachi on Saturday and in Lahore on Sunday.

Pakistani football stars: Mohammad Rasool, Mohammad Essa, Aziz, Razik, Mohammad Adil, Adnan, Mohammad Ali and Ahmed along with foreign players: Nicolas Anelka, George Boateng and David James will play in the Ryan Giggs` team.

Meanwhile, Yousuf Butt, Saddam Hussain, Kaleemullah, Saadullah, Hassan Bashir, Riaz, Kamran along with Boa Morte, Robert Pires will feature in 'Ronaldinho-7'.

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