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El Monumental
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcos Menendo started the match with the kick off. Cleto Iratze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Urki having to make a save. After 5 played minutes Club Atletico River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Giro. Victorino Benvide kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Norberto Olo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garibaldi FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atletico River Plate the free kick. After a rather tough play, Garibaldi FC's Norberto Olo got a free kick in the 11th minute. Club Atletico River Plate's Vinicio Reus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnoldo Montel in the 18th minute of play. Cleto Iratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Marcelo Urki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vinicio Reus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Montel, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Marcos Menendo scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vinicio Reus, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute Arnoldo Montel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Reus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Club Atletico River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Menendo came free, but Vinicio Reus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Club Atletico River Plate players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Garibaldi FC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Erasmo Giro made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Arnoldo Montel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vinicio Reus was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Arnoldo Montel came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Garibaldi FC 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 Arnoldo Montel couldn't finish the play. Garibaldi FC's Arnoldo Montel got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute of the match, Marcos Menendo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vinicio Reus saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Club Atletico River Plate getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Erasmo Giro hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Garibaldi FC's Marcos Menendo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vinicio Reus narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Florentino Hernando was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 72 minutes into the match. When the match had been going on for 75 minutes, Garibaldi FC's Orlando Rivero got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Vinicio Reus. Club Atletico River Plate's Vinicio Reus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atletico River Plate from getting a goal against them. Erasmo Giro kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Menendo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vinicio Reus saved Club Atletico River Plate from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Montel got free with Vinicio Reus in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vinicio Reus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Menendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinicio Reus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Menendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinicio Reus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Menendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes of play, Garibaldi FC's Arnoldo Montel made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vinicio Reus was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnoldo Montel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinicio Reus having to interfere. The Garibaldi FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Garibaldi FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.