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Estadio Independenci
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Rolando Inguma started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Baldomero Casomiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Joaquin Valiente was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Mark struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Joaquin Valiente didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Río de La Plata. A collision led to Independencia getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Nemesio Udalaitz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Orkatz in the 17th minute of play forced Independencia's goalkeeper Joaquin Valiente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Independencia booed when Río de La Plata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Mark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robustiano Lehior, 19 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Sixto Checa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joaquin Valiente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Checa, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Isidoro Orkatz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Joaquin Valiente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rolando Inguma came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Río de La Plata 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 Rolando Inguma couldn't finish the play. Nemesio Udalaitz hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Rolando Inguma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquin Valiente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Río de La Plata's Isidoro Orkatz got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joel Mark kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Joaquin Valiente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baldomero Casomiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Rolando Inguma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Valiente having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elpidio Henry was the one to do the kick off. Independencia's Joaquin Valiente proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Independencia from getting a goal against them. Joaquin Valiente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixto Checa in the 63rd minute of play. If Baldomero Casomiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rolando Inguma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rolando Inguma kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Sixto Checa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Valiente having to interfere. Isidoro Orkatz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Valiente having to interfere. Joaquin Valiente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Checa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Río de La Plata's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.