League

El Monumental
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) River Plate's Gogo Stanislao started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gogo Stanislao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Godfredo Gabirel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Emiliano Franco hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Elertondo's Eustaquio Aurken broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 12 minutes, Gogo Stanislao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gogo Stanislao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of River Plate booed when Elertondo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Bautista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Opilano lost his temper 20 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Feliciano Jerardo got a free kick in the 24th minute. Leonides Katia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 29 minutes of play, Elertondo's Salvador Aurre made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Katia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leonides Katia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Jerrald in the 32nd minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Elertondo's Hernan Jerrald made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Katia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Goito to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Hernan Jerrald made a precise shot to the right of Leonides Katia. River Plate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristo Santo to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristo Santo in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonides Katia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Santo in the 57th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Leonides Katia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Elertondo booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Goito didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Cristo Santo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Leonides Katia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 64 minutes into the game, Emiliano Franco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elertondo the free kick. With a little luck, River Plate's Leonides Katia got control of the ball when Bruno Bautista tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonides Katia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Bautista in the 73rd minute. In the 77th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Gelmiro to maneuver through the defense. Leonides Katia was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Cristo Santo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristo Santo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. In the 83rd minute Cristo Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Katia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Bruno Bautista reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leonides Katia. The goal made the score 0-7. Leonides Katia made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Salvador Aurre sent off a good shot on target. Leonides Katia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Leonides Katia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Leonides Katia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristo Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute.