League

Monumental
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) Ernesto Luciano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alberigo Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Luciano in the 5th minute of the match. When River Plate's Daniele Di Placido in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monte Donato AFC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Di Placido in the 11th minute of play forced Monte Donato AFC's goalkeeper Alberigo Miccoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River Plate's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristoforo Marconi in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Di Placido in the 15th minute of play forced Monte Donato AFC's goalkeeper Alberigo Miccoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cristiano Pich fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate's protests and gave Cristiano Pich a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Monte Donato AFC booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Pich didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristoforo Marconi charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristoforo Marconi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberigo Miccoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Luciano in the 21st minute of play. After 22 played minutes Monte Donato AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Romano. 23 minutes into the match, River Plate's Ernesto Luciano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alberigo Miccoli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th match minute, Monte Donato AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Onuralp Batıkan to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristoforo Marconi got free with Alberigo Miccoli in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 26 minutes, José Carlos Marinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monte Donato AFC and the River Plate players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Frasca to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Petruzzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Onuralp Batıkan's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Alberigo Miccoli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristoforo Marconi in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Di Placido in the 38th minute of play forced Monte Donato AFC's goalkeeper Alberigo Miccoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River Plate's Fabiano Petruzzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carlos Marinho in the 41st minute of play. Fabiano Petruzzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Onuralp Batıkan's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

53 minutes into the match, Daniele Di Placido notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Monte Donato AFC's Alberigo Miccoli. Alberigo Miccoli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alberigo Miccoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniele Di Placido in the 57th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Ernesto Luciano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River Plate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Alberigo Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Luciano in the 68th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Ernesto Luciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Miccoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberigo Miccoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Luciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Daniele Di Placido notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Monte Donato AFC's Alberigo Miccoli. Alberigo Miccoli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alberigo Miccoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Di Placido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberigo Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Luciano in the 90th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, River Plate's Cristoforo Marconi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alberigo Miccoli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alberigo Miccoli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Luciano's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Fabiano Romano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Petruzzi having to interfere. Alberigo Miccoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniele Di Placido in the 96th minute of the match. River Plate walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.