IPC and Roki met in a club friendly on Wednesday, September third, and the visitors came away with a narrow victory after a seven-goal encounter. The final scoreline read six to seven, with Roki finding the net one more time than the hosts across the ninety minutes. By then you could sense both sides were playing with openness rather than caution.
There were no disciplinary issues to note and no substitutions recorded in the available data, so the focus falls squarely on the goals themselves. Seven in total were scored in what felt like a game decided by fine margins. And here's the thing about matches like this — the result matters less than the pattern of play that produced it.
IPC had been in decent form before this fixture, winning five of their last ten meetings against various opponents. Their recent results included a five-one victory over Hermes and a five-two win against Keupa, though they also suffered defeat in three of those ten games. To be fair, the defensive frailty showed up again here as they conceded seven.
Roki's record told a similar story of inconsistency. They lost three of their last five matches, including a heavy three-six defeat away at Hermes, but they also produced a six-three result against Boden earlier this month. The away form seemed more reliable than the home displays, and Wednesday's performance followed that trend of finding goals even when not at their best.
The match ended with Roki ahead by a single goal, which keeps the competitive balance intact between these two sides. Neither team gained any meaningful standing advantage from the result, but the scoreline suggests both attacks are capable of causing trouble. That's enough for now — the next meeting will tell whether this was a one-off or a sign of things to come.