League

El Cilindro de MDQ
Spectators: 7318 (Terracing: 5490, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 145) In the 5th minute, Ovidio Silban 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: 0-1. After 8 minutes, Javier Socorro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate and the Racing Club de MDQ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th minute, Javier Socorro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Inocencio Firme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernan Avellaneda went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Racing Club de MDQ's Inocencio Firme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Silban in the 31st minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Racing Club de MDQ's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Orain came free, but Inocencio Firme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jacobo Llanos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Llanos struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Laureano Florian didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club de MDQ. Laureano Florian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Senen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laureano Florian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Senen's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Fernan Avellaneda made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Haroldo Oliverios managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Club de MDQ's supporters rose to their feet, but Haroldo Oliverios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laureano Florian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the game, Ovidio Silban was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club de MDQ the free kick. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Ovidio Silban got a free kick in the 58th minute. Jacobo Llanos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Laureano Florian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Avellaneda. Racing Club de MDQ's Inocencio Firme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernan Avellaneda in the 65th minute of play. Laureano Florian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Senen, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the game, Victorio Orain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Racing Club de MDQ the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Senen in the 74th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Laureano Florian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jacobo Llanos came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Racing Club de MDQ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jacobo Llanos couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Ovidio Silban got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Victor Senio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Senio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inocencio Firme having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Racing Club de MDQ's Haroldo Oliverios got a free kick in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Fernan Avellaneda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inocencio Firme. Racing Club de MDQ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernan Avellaneda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 96th minute, Jacobo Llanos 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. River Plate's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.