League

Monumental
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baltasar Estebe got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Belgrano getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Isidoro Berdaitz hit a great ball. Baltasar Estebe struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Teodosio Nicholas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River Plate. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Baltasar Estebe took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Teodosio Nicholas to make any attempt to save it. In the 14th minute of the match, Baltasar Estebe tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Teodosio Nicholas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 17 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Maximino Otsoa came free, but Roberto Sedeni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Valdir Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Sedeni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Roano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Llorian made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ruperto Matia however managed to control. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruperto Matia in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Sedeni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Belgrano getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Váldson de Amaral hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Estebe in the 36th minute of play forced Belgrano's goalkeeper Teodosio Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 minutes of play, Belgrano's Valdir Martins made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roberto Sedeni was left in no man's land by his defense there! River Plate's Roberto Sedeni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Rudolfo in the 40th minute of play. When Casimiro Roano fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate's protests and gave Casimiro Roano a yellow card for diving instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ruperto Matia made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruperto Matia got free with Roberto Sedeni in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Sedeni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruperto Matia in the 55th minute. With his leg Roberto Sedeni managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Belgrano's Ruperto Matia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. River Plate made a substitution. Serafino Rosario replaced Baltasar Estebe. 62 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Roberto Sedeni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximino Otsoa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Matia in the 65th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Roberto Sedeni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, River Plate's Roberto Sedeni got control of the ball when Maximino Otsoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 76 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Corderro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruperto Matia got free with Roberto Sedeni in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. River Plate's Israel Kinsen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Maximino Otsoa in the 79 minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Roberto Sedeni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximino Otsoa. With an all-out effort, Belgrano's Roberto Sedeni threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ildefonso Rudolfo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 90 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Sarracino. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ruperto Matia in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Sedeni saved River Plate from getting behind. River Plate succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Belgrano had controlled the match.