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Yacanto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Norberto Playo got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Igor Ritchie dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dario Urtzi, 1-0. The supporters of RIVER booed when los caras sucias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Pierres didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Igor Ritchie sped through los caras sucias's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dario Urtzi. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Igor Ritchie managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Ritchie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dario Urtzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnulfo Bernad in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cosme Llope prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute Norberto Playo 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. Primitivo Xabel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dario Urtzi. los caras sucias's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Agustin Frances's late challenge caught a los caras sucias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Agustin Frances helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Igor Ritchie in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dario Urtzi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jose Pirro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Urtzi having to interfere. los caras sucias's Dario Urtzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save los caras sucias from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Ritchie in the 43rd minute of play forced los caras sucias's goalkeeper Dario Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Ritchie to make the kick off. If Diego Galindo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the los caras sucias defense, Igor Ritchie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dario Urtzi. The los caras sucias fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dario Urtzi should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute, Rene Iturri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RIVER's Bruno Osasun got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cosme Llope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Galindo in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of RIVER booed when los caras sucias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Lawrence didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Igor Ritchie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Ritchie in the 68th minute of play forced los caras sucias's goalkeeper Dario Urtzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes of play, RIVER's Igor Ritchie made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dario Urtzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dario Urtzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Ritchie, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, Igor Ritchie notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of los caras sucias's Dario Urtzi. Dario Urtzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 78th minute, Jose Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dario Urtzi came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by RIVER's Bruno Osasun. But to his dismay, Bruno Osasun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Playo in the 83rd minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Cosme Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of RIVER:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of los caras sucias:s goal. When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, los caras sucias's Leo Salvator got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cosme Llope. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulises Mantzio during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ulises Mantzio hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 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.