League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Defensores los Talas's Hector Tomi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Tristan in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Defensores los Talas getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Hipolito Galindo hit a great ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Gonzalo Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defensores los Talas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Ponce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Defensores los Talas's goalkeeper Hector Tomi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Rik. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Ponce in the 27th minute of play forced Club Atletico River Plate's goalkeeper Rafael Chorache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Americo Tristan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hector Tomi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Americo Tristan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Defensores los Talas:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Atletico River Plate:s goal. 38 minutes into the match, Mateo Rik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Tomi. Defensores los Talas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateo Rik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Mateo Rik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Hector Tomi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Gonzalo Ponce made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Defensores los Talas's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Tristan came free, but Hector Tomi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mateo Rik came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Club Atletico 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 Mateo Rik couldn't finish the play. Defensores los Talas's Hector Tomi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Rik in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, one of Defensores los Talas:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Defensores los Talas. Americo Tristan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Hector Tomi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Club Atletico River Plate booed when Defensores los Talas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Lorenz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute of the match Romeo Suarez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hector Tomi skillfully saved the ball. Hector Tomi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Americo Tristan, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Americo Tristan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atletico River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Americo Tristan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hector Tomi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Defensores los Talas's Hipolito Galindo got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.