League

Estadio Unico 1996
Spectators: 7103 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabian Chaime made the kick off which started today's match. After 7 minutes of play, Riber y su mancha's Clemente Ostots made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pascual Cresconio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, Clemente Ostots had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pascual Cresconio. Rio de la Plata's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Clemente Ostots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Clemente Ostots's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pascual Cresconio was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 17th minute Clemente Ostots shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascual Cresconio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Riber y su mancha's goalkeeper Justino Rojelio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Naldo. Justino Rojelio was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Esteban Eguntsenti. Riber y su mancha's Justino Rojelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Chaime in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Clemente Ostots managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Riber y su mancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Ostots was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 35 minutes, Clemente Ostots made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Rio de la Plata's Pascual Cresconio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 38 minutes, Clemente Ostots managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Riber y su mancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Ostots was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Florencio Matai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascual Cresconio having to interfere. Pascual Cresconio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Matai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Riber y su mancha were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clemente Ostots to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Clemente Ostots recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pascual Cresconio. Clemente Ostots showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Florencio Matai charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florencio Matai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute of the match, Clemente Ostots tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pascual Cresconio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pascual Cresconio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Matai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Riber y su mancha booed when Rio de la Plata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Eguntsenti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 minutes of play, Riber y su mancha's Clemente Ostots made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pascual Cresconio was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Candido Maule fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio de la Plata's protests and gave Candido Maule a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rio de la Plata's Candido Maule got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Clemente Ostots managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Riber y su mancha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Ostots was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Riber y su mancha's Ciriaco Bartolome pulled a muscle in his back after 89 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 89 minutes of play Rio de la Plata's Candido Maule was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 97th match minute, Rio de la Plata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Naldo to maneuver through the defense. Riber y su mancha's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.