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Yacanto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Igor Ritchie started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the game, Igor Ritchie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Simon Rafel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Gorka in the 9th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Cosme Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Freddy Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Llope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Osasun struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Simon Rafel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RIVER. The supporters of RIVER booed when JuanPujol FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Beat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ermegildo Herrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosme Llope having to interfere. Cosme Llope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in JuanPujol FC's zone, Igor Ritchie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Rafel came out of the goal and Igor Ritchie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. JuanPujol FC's Simon Rafel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save JuanPujol FC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Simon Rafel managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when RIVER's Igor Ritchie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Igor Ritchie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Simon Rafel made a huge save. Simon Rafel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Ritchie in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Ritchie in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Simon Rafel saved JuanPujol FC from getting behind. In the 40thth minute of the game Igor Ritchie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JuanPujol FC's Simon Rafel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ramon Laffitte struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Simon Rafel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RIVER. In the 46th match minute, JuanPujol FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Ubarna to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ildefonso Gorka stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ramon Laffitte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Simon Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Ritchie in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simon Rafel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Maximino Gaxan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Simon Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredo Ubarna kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Simon Rafel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Ritchie in the 66th minute of the match. Maximino Gaxan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Rafel having to interfere. Simon Rafel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Gaxan in the 69th minute of play. Bruno Osasun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Simon Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute, Freddy Franco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JuanPujol FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Maximino Gaxan fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RIVER's protests and gave Maximino Gaxan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of JuanPujol FC booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Gaxan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Rafel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Ritchie went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 84th minute, Igor Ritchie made a precise shot to the right of Simon Rafel. JuanPujol FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Cosme Llope took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ildefonso Gorka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Rafel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Osasun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, Freddy Franco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JuanPujol FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RIVER the free kick. A collision led to JuanPujol FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Freddy Franco hit a great ball. After 91 played minutes, RIVER's Conrado Barros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Simon Rafel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in RIVER reached it. The attack was good, but when Igor Ritchie in the 97th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. RIVER's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.