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El Monumental
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Niki Lauda started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Calaveras AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Oxarra came free, but Igor Zambujal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niki Lauda during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 13th minute, Niki Lauda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 minutes of play, Calaveras AFC's Roberto Chan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Lordi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Igor Zambujal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eric Târban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Gora in the 23rd minute of play forced Calaveras AFC's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calaveras AFC's Igor Zambujal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Oxarra in the 25th minute of play. With an all-out effort, RIVER's Igor Zambujal threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bruno Oxarra, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Lauda in the 29th minute of play forced Calaveras AFC's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calaveras AFC's Igor Zambujal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Oxarra in the 31st minute of play. 31 minutes in the game, Niki Lauda fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Igor Zambujal having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Marco Rudolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RIVER made a substitution. Domingo Remigio replaced Bruno Oxarra. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Marco Rudolfo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Igor Zambujal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niki Lauda in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Wu Li Zhi got a free kick in the 38th minute. A collision led to Calaveras AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Feliberto Brais hit a great ball. Niki Lauda received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Igor Zambujal came out and tried to block the shot, but Niki Lauda slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 44th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Calaveras AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Niki Lauda came free, but Igor Zambujal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Blas Oinatz made a kick off. A collision led to RIVER getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Tobias Belmiro hit a great ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Calaveras AFC's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rdth minute of the game Wu Li Zhi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calaveras AFC's Igor Zambujal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eric Târban hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. RIVER made a substitution. Pipo Benedetto replaced Wu Li Zhi. In the 66th match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Târban to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Calaveras AFC's zone, Pipo Benedetto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Igor Zambujal came out of the goal and Pipo Benedetto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, Niki Lauda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Igor Zambujal. Calaveras AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niki Lauda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Calaveras AFC's Marcelo Argenis was substituted for Roberto Chan. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Oinatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Oinatz in the 80th minute of the match. Marcial Lordi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Erasto, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Erasmo Erasto sent off a good shot on target. RIVER were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Calaveras AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domingo Remigio took the corner. A collision led to Calaveras AFC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Feliberto Brais hit a great ball. After 90 minutes of play, RIVER's Pipo Benedetto made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Igor Zambujal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Argenis got free with Marcial Lordi in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.