League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) C. A. River Plate's Ciro Orlo 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. Cristobal Peter stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fulgencio Confesor's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Fulgencio Confesor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cristobal Peter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C. A. River Plate were furious when Constantino Fe was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Cristobal Peter had in the 23rdth minute some difficulties stopping Higinio Salomone's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Fulgencio Confesor blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristobal Peter having to make a save. 36 minutes into the match, Santos Blai notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of C. A. River Plate's Cristobal Peter. Cristobal Peter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Fulgencio Confesor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candido Sindo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fulgencio Confesor made a kick off. In the 59th minute, C. A. River Plate's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Santos Blai fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 60th match minute, C. A. River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Poncio to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Fulgencio Confesor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aedes Aegyptis's supporters rose to their feet, but Fulgencio Confesor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristobal Peter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 62 played minutes Aedes Aegyptis's Santos Blai stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Cristobal Peter stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing C. A. River Plate of the goal. Santos Blai was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. Aedes Aegyptis's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a defensive mix-up in Aedes Aegyptis's zone, Alfonso Meder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nemesio Chinto came out of the goal and Alfonso Meder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rolando Baumar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Nemesio Chinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Fulgencio Confesor in the 76th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Alfonso Meder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teofilo Caton's late challenge caught a C. A. River Plate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teofilo Caton helped the player get up and apologised. Teofilo Caton hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. C. A. River Plate's Cristobal Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Confesor in the 94th minute of play. The C. A. River Plate supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Aedes Aegyptis's performance. The match ended with a win for Aedes Aegyptis.