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El Monumental
Spectators: 6832 (Terracing: 5445, Seating: 1380, VIP seats: 7) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Simon Lordi started the match with the kick off. Simon Lordi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Simon Lordi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Arturo Gai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Eguzki came out of the goal and Arturo Gai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute, Marcelino Nel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When La de siempre FC's Simon Lordi, in the 18th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for La de siempre FC. When La de siempre FC's Simon Lordi in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River Plate's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Lordi in the 24th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Victoriano Eguzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Lordi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Victoriano Eguzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Eguzki having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Simon Lordi 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. Victoriano Eguzki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Lordi in the 40th minute of play. Simon Lordi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Victoriano Eguzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ladislao Montxo made a kick off. Simon Lordis short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Victoriano Eguzki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When La de siempre FC's Simon Lordi in 54 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Victoriano Eguzki guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Augusto Rodriguez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Eguzki came out of the goal and Augusto Rodriguez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Simon Lordi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Gai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Victoriano Eguzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 minutes of play, La de siempre FC's Simon Lordi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Eguzki was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Albino Brun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victoriano Eguzki. That made the score 0-3 in the 67 minute of play. Simon Lordi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Victoriano Eguzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simon Lordi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Victoriano Eguzki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simon Lordi. A collision led to La de siempre FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Augusto Rodriguez hit a great ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Simon Lordi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La de siempre FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Simon Lordi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. River Plate's Victoriano Eguzki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate from getting a goal against them. Augusto Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Eguzki having to interfere. Victoriano Eguzki stood somewhat misplaced when Augusto Rodriguez came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 89 minute. La de siempre FC played a much better game than River Plate and deserved their victory. The River Plate players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.