League

Nawe Stadium
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) In the 5th minute, Teo Nuno 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. Claudio Ranolfo made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Leandro Horado sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Amancio Gelacio managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Amancio Gelacio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Ranolfo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amancio Gelacio in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Ranolfo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Garoa. Florentino Beturian struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Yader Rubial didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Claypole AFC. Yader Rubial took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Innocenzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes Claypole AFC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Bermund. In the 30th minute of the match Domingo Paublo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudio Ranolfo skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florentino Beturian in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yader Rubial saved River Plate from getting behind. Leandro Horado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Claudio Ranolfo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Horado got free with Claudio Ranolfo in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amancio Gelacio to make the kick off. If Leandro Horado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Leandro Horado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florentino Beturian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Yader Rubial tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th play minute Florentino Beturian came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Yader Rubial. 0-1. 73 minutes into the match, River Plate's Leandro Horado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio Ranolfo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 74 minutes, Teo Nuno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate and the Claypole AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Teo Nuno. Amancio Gelacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Ranolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Horado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Leandro Horado made a precise shot to the right of Claudio Ranolfo. Claypole AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Amancio Gelacio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio Ranolfo was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.