Sir William Wallace
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786,
Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marciano Caton got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Escocia's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Rafael came free, but Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of River Plate booed when Club Atlético Escocia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fergus León didn't get a good kick on the ball. River Plate's Amerigo Di Mattia got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Club Atlético Escocia's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Rafael in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Di Mattia in the 17th minute of play forced Club Atlético Escocia's goalkeeper Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute River Plate were awarded a corner. Angel Berdaitz went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 20th minute Anastasio Gagriel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes River Plate's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marciano Caton who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Club Atlético Escocia's corner Marciano Caton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benigno Rafe quite easily take care of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Marciano Caton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amerigo Di Mattia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amerigo Di Mattia to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Club Atlético Escocia got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Selatse. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Di Mattia in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute Marciano Caton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Venancio Mikolas threw the ball into play from the sideline. River Plate's Matias Elixio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.
River Plate's Benigno Rafe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Gagriel in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54thth minute of the game Jonas Tauro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Plate's Benigno Rafe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amerigo Di Mattia scored 0-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Club Atlético Escocia's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Escocia from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Gagriel came free, but Benigno Rafe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amerigo Di Mattia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Di Mattia in the 71st minute of play forced Club Atlético Escocia's goalkeeper Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Anastasio Gagriel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Atlético Escocia's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Club Atlético Escocia from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Club Atlético Escocia's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri got control of the ball when Astor Padro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benigno Rafe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastasio Gagriel in the 85th minute of the match. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Brais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amerigo Di Mattia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri was a little too slow when Jorge Rafael got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-3. 95 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Escocia's goalkeeper Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Rafael. When the match was over River Plate could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Atlético Escocia throughout the match.
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