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Spectators: 7118 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Segio made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute Ivan Segio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Nuñez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Paulo Orlondo 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 Melba the free kick. Paulo Orlondo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Urbano Magdaleno in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Celestino Nuñez saved River Plate from getting behind. If Ivan Segio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Urbano Magdaleno came free, but Celestino Nuñez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Orlondo in the 18th minute of play forced Melba's goalkeeper Rogelio Jeraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Cecilio Aznar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rogelio Jeraldo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 24th play minute Cecilio Rosalio came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Celestino Nuñez. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Edelmiro Honrio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melba's supporters rose to their feet, but Edelmiro Honrio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celestino Nuñez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Celestino Nuñez made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Cecilio Rosalio sent off a good shot on target. Celestino Nuñez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Segio in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Cecilio Rosalio made a precise shot to the right of Celestino Nuñez. River Plate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Paulo Orlondo came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the River Plate 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 Paulo Orlondo couldn't finish the play. After having played for 37 minutes, Paulo Orlondo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Orlondo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by Edelmiro Honrio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Celestino Nuñez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Segio in the 42nd minute of play. Cecilio Rosalio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Celestino Nuñez made a huge save. River Plate's Celestino Nuñez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Segio in the 44th minute of play. Celestino Nuñez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Segio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 47 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Aznar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cecilio Aznar to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Cecilio Rosalio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Rosalio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 55 minutes into the match, Cecilio Rosalio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celestino Nuñez. River Plate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cecilio Rosalio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The supporters of River Plate booed when Melba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Lucian didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Rosalio in the 59th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Celestino Nuñez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Rosalio came free, but Celestino Nuñez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celestino Nuñez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Honrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the River Plate defense, Cecilio Rosalio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celestino Nuñez. The River Plate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celestino Nuñez should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Segio in the 72nd minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Celestino Nuñez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestino Nuñez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Rosalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celestino Nuñez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Segio in the 76th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ivan Segio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melba's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Segio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celestino Nuñez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ivan Segio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Cecilio Aznar 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cecilio Aznar got free with Rogelio Jeraldo in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute, Cecilio Rosalio 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 Celestino Nuñez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Segio in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Magdaleno in the 95th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Celestino Nuñez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Melba had won after a very even match.