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Match Report
Riachuelo
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423,
Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) In the 5thth minute of the game Lisandro Iratxo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Riachuelo's Andres Illart was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lisandro Iratxo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 11 played minutes Riachuelo got a freekick which was hit by Julian Lohitzun. After a defensive mix-up in Riachuelo's zone, Lisandro Iratxo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Illart came out of the goal and Lisandro Iratxo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Candido Quintana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 minutes, Candido Quintana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club and the Riachuelo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Candido Quintana to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Raimundo Eladio put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ermegildo Salvator. 27 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Geronimo Sancho came free, but Ermegildo Salvator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Honorio Dubardo hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Riachuelo's Geronimo Sancho fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Lisandro Iratxo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bartolo Segio charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartolo Segio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Liberto made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Raimundo Eladio notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Racing Club's Ermegildo Salvator. Ermegildo Salvator was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Geronimo Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Riachuelo 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 Geronimo Sancho couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Geronimo Sancho came free, but Ermegildo Salvator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geronimo Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ermegildo Salvator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raimundo Eladio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ermegildo Salvator didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Riachuelo's Raimundo Eladio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ermegildo Salvator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Eladio in the 79th minute of the match. Geronimo Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ermegildo Salvator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club's zone, Geronimo Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ermegildo Salvator came out of the goal and Geronimo Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.
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