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El Monumental
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 140) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matias Su took the kick off in the first half of the match. Damian Larra struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Hermengildo Berdoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River Plate. With his leg Hermengildo Berdoi managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when River Plate's Marcelino Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcelino Santos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Hermengildo Berdoi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 9 minutes into the match, Marcelino Santos notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of La Banda del Sur's Hermengildo Berdoi. Hermengildo Berdoi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. La Banda del Sur's Hermengildo Berdoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save La Banda del Sur from getting a goal against them. Hermengildo Berdoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelino Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Banda del Sur's goalkeeper Hermengildo Berdoi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laureano Mero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Hermengildo Berdoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Hermengildo Berdoi managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when River Plate's Marcelino Santos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 27 minutes into the game, River Plate's Marcelino Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hermengildo Berdoi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Marcelino Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Berdoi having to interfere. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Marcelino Santos sped through La Banda del Sur's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hermengildo Berdoi. When Marcelino Santos, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 41 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Hermengildo Berdoi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Hermengildo Berdoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Amadeo Weterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The wind increased when Marcelino Santos made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, La Banda del Sur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Higinio Artal to maneuver through the defense. Hermengildo Berdoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelino Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Hermengildo Berdoi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelino Santos in the 61st minute of play. Hermengildo Berdoi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelino Santos went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 67th minute, Marcelino Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Berdoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. La Banda del Sur's Hermengildo Berdoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Santos in the 71st minute of play. Prospero Tabb who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Maximino Cordaro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marcelino Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Berdoi having to interfere. If Damian Larra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelino Santos scored 6-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hermengildo Berdoi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Laureano Mero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hermengildo Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelino Santos in the 94th minute of the match. In the 95thth minute of the game Marcelino Santos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Banda del Sur's Hermengildo Berdoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. River Plate fully deserved thier win.