U18 League

El Monumental
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Sebastian Oxel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Fernanco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 5th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Kelemen to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Gartzi came free, but Mauricio Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauricio Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Xabier in the 11th minute of play. RIVER's Nicasio Mendebal got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Anacleto Maju was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RIVER the free kick. A collision led to CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854 getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Anacleto Maju hit a great ball. Mauricio Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Xabier in the 24th minute of play. The RIVER fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when RIVER's Hernan Kelemen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Uriel Txordon struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Hermengildo Paulin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RIVER. Mauricio Fernanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Xabier, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gerardo Ixaka kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Mauricio Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Oxel in the 39th minute of the match. Mauricio Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Xabier in the 43rd minute of the match. Mauricio Fernanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Xabier, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Mauricio Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Txanton in the 47th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Hernan Kelemen made the kick off in the second half. Hernan Kelemen's late challenge caught a CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hernan Kelemen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Kelemen to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Marcos Xabier made a precise shot to the right of Mauricio Fernanco. RIVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Anselmo Esdras got a free kick in the 60th minute. Mauricio Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Eguzki in the 65th minute of play. Mauricio Fernanco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sebastian Oxel went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. A hard shot 74 in the game by Sebastian Oxel from a close distance when the talented Mauricio Fernanco managed to make a qualified save. RIVER's players were relieved. RIVER's Mauricio Fernanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Oxel in the 77th minute of play. Mauricio Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Txanton in the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854 were awarded a corner. Zacarias Gartzi went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 82nd minute, Nicasio Mendebal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Zacarias Gartzi sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Mauricio Fernanco threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Zacarias Gartzi this time. In the 85th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Ixaka to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Fernanco acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 86th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lisandro Abeijon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Txanton in the 88th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Mauricio Fernanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Marcos Xabier dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. The crowd rose to their feet as CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Sebastian Oxel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mauricio Fernanco. That made the score 1-7 after 95 minutes of play. CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854'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.