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Viejo Monumental
Spectators: 9276 (Terracing: 6959, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marin Ciprian got the match started through his kick off. Anders Gade made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Serhat Oytunç sent off a good shot on target. Dolfo Clemente hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Benedicto Gayferos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the game, Dolfo Clemente landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Leopoldo Aimar hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ríver Late made a substitution. Selatse Betances replaced Dolfo Clemente. After a rather tough play, Alianza FC's Leopoldo Aimar got a free kick in the 8th minute. The nice shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 9thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Anders Gade had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After 11 minutes Alianza FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kalle Fors who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Kalle Fors almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alianza FC's Anders Gade did a great save. In the 12th minute Leopoldo Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irakliy Ozhogin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alianza FC's Leopoldo Aimar got his second yellow card of the match in the 18th minute. The referee ordered Leopoldo Aimar off the ground. After a rather tough play, Alianza FC's Leopoldo Aimar got a free kick in the 19th minute. Alianza FC's César Domingues was substituted for Baran Gayret. A collision led to Alianza FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Leopoldo Aimar hit a great ball. Irakliy Ozhogin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Ciprian in the 22nd minute of the match. Irakliy Ozhogin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Ciprian in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Alianza FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. César Domingues hit a great ball. Benedicto Gayferos hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Anders Gade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto-Carlos Gentenaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonny Murray kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Ríver Late's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 40th minute of the game, when Kalle Fors after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Alianza FC's goal. Kalle Fors was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Ciprian in the 42nd minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Irakliy Ozhogin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alianza FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anselmo Greña in the 43rd minute. Alianza FC's Anselmo Greña was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Irakliy Ozhogin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 45th minute Carl Skytt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Gade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Serhat Oytunç ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anders Gade was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Carl Skytt made the kick off in the second half. Xose Herran charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xose Herran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Xose Herran hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Faiz Hongyi's late challenge caught a Alianza FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faiz Hongyi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Faiz Hongyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the game, Roberto-Carlos Gentenaar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Anders Gade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 60 minutes into the match, Ríver Late's goal looked a bit too open when Marin Ciprian came free, but Irakliy Ozhogin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Alianza FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Skytt came free, but Anders Gade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Gade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serhat Oytunç in the 64th minute of play. Dimas Barrientos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ríver Late's Vitin Corzana was substituted for Carl Skytt. Selatse Betances hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. A collision led to Ríver Late getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Kalle Fors hit a great ball. Alianza FC's Anders Gade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhat Oytunç in the 86th minute of play. Reno Chavarria hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the game, Reno Chavarria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alianza FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ríver Late the free kick. Reno Chavarria hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Serhat Oytunç's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anders Gade read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Reno Chavarria got his second yellow card in the match during the 97th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Reno Chavarria hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Ríver Late's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.