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Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 7265 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christian Artal took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot 5 in the game by Angel Bonadona from a close distance when the talented Fabian Abeijon managed to make a qualified save. C.A. River Plate's players were relieved. Angel Bonadona in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabian Abeijon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Christian Artal struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Apolo Cutberto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. River Plate. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Eyague in the 14th minute of play forced C.A. River Plate's goalkeeper Fabian Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Jairo Casado shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabian Abeijon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Saavedra FC's Angelo Eyague got a free kick in the 16th minute. Apolo Cutberto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paolo Domeka's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. C.A. River Plate's Fabian Abeijon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save C.A. River Plate from getting a goal against them. Emiliano Gipuzkoa kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Adrian Osmundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st match minute, Saavedra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Gipuzkoa to maneuver through the defense. Apolo Cutberto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Artal went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Christian Artal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apolo Cutberto having to interfere. Andres Videl hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Paulo Guib was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 46 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the game, one of Saavedra FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The Saavedra FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C.A. River Plate were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angel Bonadona to make the kick off. Apolo Cutberto was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Emanuel Bizi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emanuel Bizi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Urbano Afonso kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Saavedra FC's Israel Ekialde suffered a concussion in the 66th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Evelio Constancio charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evelio Constancio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the C.A. River Plate defense, Angel Bonadona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabian Abeijon. The C.A. River Plate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabian Abeijon should have stopped the shot. Andres Videl struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Fabian Abeijon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saavedra FC. 76 minutes into the match, Christian Artal notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Saavedra FC's Apolo Cutberto. Apolo Cutberto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Christian Artal came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the C.A. River Plate fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Christian Artal couldn't finish the play. From a short distance, C.A. River Plate's Christian Artal, in the 85th minute, tried to place the ball behind Apolo Cutberto, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. C.A. River Plate's Emanuel Bizi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Saavedra FC. A collision led to Saavedra FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jairo Casado hit a great ball. C.A. River Plate played a much better game than Saavedra FC and deserved their victory. The Saavedra FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.