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Spectators: 7003 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 25) La banda River Plate's Ladislao Gil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save La banda River Plate from getting a goal against them. Samuel Ourente kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Samuel Ourente charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samuel Ourente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Marlboro FC booed when La banda River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Ourente didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Mannie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Epifanio Gaizko having to make a save. Zeledon Elazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ladislao Gil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Marlboro FC booed when La banda River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Ourente didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Benicio Mannie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La banda River Plate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in La banda River Plate fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! La banda River Plate's Hipolito Erdiano got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind La banda River Plate's goalkeeper Ladislao Gil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to Marlboro FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zeledon Elazar hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as La banda River Plate's Benicio Mannie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Epifanio Gaizko. That made the score 1-2 after 55 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as La banda River Plate's Benicio Mannie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Epifanio Gaizko. That made the score 1-3 after 63 minutes of play. In the 66th minute, Hipolito Erdiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 69 minutes, Generoso Tavio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marlboro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Generoso Tavio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Marlboro FC's Laureano Gorka got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, La banda River Plate's Silvano Eguzki got a free kick in the 75th minute. Epifanio Gaizko was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Benicio Mannie capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benicio Mannie really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 90th minute, Carlos Rexino fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Laureano Gorka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ladislao Gil having to interfere. Ladislao Gil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeledon Elazar in the 96th minute of play. Chants of La banda River Plate echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Marlboro FC had held the ball for most of the match.