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Resolana
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Amado Luzaide started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Haroldo Orland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Justino Montae came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the SMITH FC 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 Justino Montae couldn't finish the play. Justino Montae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Larpe having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haroldo Orland in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimiro Larpe saved C.A. RIVER PLATE from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Montae in the 16th minute of play forced C.A. RIVER PLATE's goalkeeper Vladimiro Larpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amado Luzaide in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erubiel Obeko saved SMITH FC from getting behind. C.A. RIVER PLATE's Vladimiro Larpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Orland in the 21st minute of play. Justino Montae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Amado Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SMITH FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Romeo Matei hit a great ball. Haroldo Orland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haroldo Orland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Vladimiro Larpe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Oscar Constancio 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. Hernan Umbruso hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Haroldo Orland was the one to do the kick off. Erubiel Obeko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Constancio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Montae got free with Vladimiro Larpe in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leandro Galeno kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. SMITH FC's Erubiel Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Luzaide in the 75th minute of play. When Vicente Foro fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A. RIVER PLATE's protests and gave Vicente Foro a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in C.A. RIVER PLATE fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! In the 84th minute, Romeo Matei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 minutes of play, C.A. RIVER PLATE's Oscar Constancio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erubiel Obeko was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Luzaide in the 94th minute of play forced SMITH FC's goalkeeper Erubiel Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.