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Spectators: 6802 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) After 8 played minutes Republic of Ireland got a freekick which was hit by German Joey. With a little luck, Republic of Ireland's Rogelio Frances got control of the ball when Gaston Medina tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Dario Lia came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Republic of Ireland 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 Dario Lia couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Republic of Ireland's Celso Tancredo got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Julian Gaspard was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Dalmacio Faro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Rogelio Frances tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Lia might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victorino Lope. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dario Lia ran back to his position shaking his head. Dario Lia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorino Lope having to interfere. Gaston Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaston Medina took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogelio Frances. Rogelio Frances dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When Dalmacio Faro came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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 Dalmacio Faro couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Republic of Ireland's Dario Lia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victorino Lope. That made the score 1-1 after 55 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Republic of Ireland's Alejo Neron got a free kick in the 57th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Republic of Ireland's Dario Lia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Victorino Lope. That made the score 1-3 after 73 minutes of play. In the 76th minute, Dario Lia 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. In the 77th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Indartsu to maneuver through the defense. The Republic of Ireland fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Republic of Ireland's German Joey looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rogelio Frances made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Medina in the 89th minute of play. After 93 minutes, Alejo Neron mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Republic of Ireland and the River Plate players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Republic of Ireland getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Alejo Neron hit a great ball. Gaston Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Rogelio Frances tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The River Plate fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Republic of Ireland were clearly better and deserved to take the win.