League

El Monumental
Spectators: 5694 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) C.A. River Plate's Christian Artal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gustavo Dolfo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christian Artal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Viator in the 12th minute of play forced C.A. River Plate's goalkeeper Fabian Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes C.A. River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Timoteo Madaleno. 16 minutes into the game, Edgard Feo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sweet Symphony ™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A. River Plate the free kick. In the 17th minute, Edgard Feo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as C.A. River Plate's Christian Artal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gustavo Dolfo. That made the score 2-0 after 20 minutes of play. Paolo Domeka might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Dolfo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paolo Domeka ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when C.A. River Plate's Christian Artal fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Timoteo Madaleno managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A. River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Timoteo Madaleno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Dolfo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Dolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Gustavo Dolfo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sweet Symphony ™'s Edgard Feo got his second yellow card of the match in the 46th minute. The referee ordered Edgard Feo off the ground. The supporters of C.A. River Plate booed when Sweet Symphony ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Feo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnoldo Viator was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Christian Artal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Dolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Christian Artal came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the C.A. 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 Christian Artal couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Sweet Symphony ™'s zone, Paolo Domeka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Dolfo came out of the goal and Paolo Domeka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Christian Artal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A. River Plate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 72 minutes into the game, Christian Artal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Gustavo Dolfo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gustavo Dolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Artal in the 76th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Paolo Domeka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Dolfo was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 78 minutes into the match, C.A. River Plate's Christian Artal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustavo Dolfo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Hernan Gabrio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustavo Dolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Afonso in the 85th minute of the match. Gustavo Dolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Bizi in the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Sweet Symphony ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Christian Artal came free, but Gustavo Dolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Paolo Domeka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Dolfo was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. C.A. River Plate had played much better football throughout.