League

Di Maria
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pablo Solari started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Josiah Mwangi Rop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Peio charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Peio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Ilixo got free with Esteve Blanco in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Esteve Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Ilixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Romário Gol kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josiah Mwangi Rop in the 13th minute of play forced Rosario Central FC's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Iraitz in the 18th minute of play forced Rosario Central FC's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rosario Central FC's Romário Gol got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Josiah Mwangi Rop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes Rosario Central FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Donato Erramun who took care of the corner kick. In the 27th minute, Artemio Francho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Gol in the 28th minute of play forced Estrellas de Caballito's goalkeeper Esteve Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30thth minute of the game Josiah Mwangi Rop who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rosario Central FC's Emiliano Martínez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Estrellas de Caballito booed when Rosario Central FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Ilixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emiliano Martínez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristobal Patxi, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Estrellas de Caballito's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Răzvan Voinea scored to the left of an out of position Esteve Blanco, making the score, 1-0. Emiliano Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josiah Mwangi Rop, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the game, Americo Fernendo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emiliano Martínez. Americo Fernendo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 58thth minute of the game Josiah Mwangi Rop who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rosario Central FC's Emiliano Martínez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Josiah Mwangi Rop recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emiliano Martínez. Josiah Mwangi Rop showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. A collision led to Rosario Central FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Niceto Rodas hit a great ball. Americo Fernendo hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. A collision led to Rosario Central FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Răzvan Voinea hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the game, Tomás Ilixo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario Central FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Estrellas de Caballito the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josiah Mwangi Rop got free with Emiliano Martínez in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rosario Central FC's Teodoro Vela was substituted for Maximiliano Frascuelo. The audience was convinced that Josiah Mwangi Rop's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Martínez was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Emiliano Martínez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristobal Patxi in the 86th minute. Emiliano Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Fernendo in the 89th minute of the match. Tomás Ilixo lost his temper 91 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Rosario Central FC:s Emiliano Martínez showed great skill when he stopped Donato Erramun:s penalty. Emiliano Martínez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artemio Francho in the 96th minute. After 97 played minutes Estrellas de Caballito got a freekick which was hit by Cristobal Patxi. The Estrellas de Caballito supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Estrellas de Caballito would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.