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Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7252 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Liricos FC's Eustacio Ekain 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. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind River Plate.'s goalkeeper Freddy Cordarin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 10 minutes, Nicanor Bernard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Liricos FC and the River Plate. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicanor Bernard kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, River Plate.'s Jesus Clis tried to score from far away in the 11th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Jonathan Ado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Ado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Jonathan Ado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Liricos FC's Isidro Gai got a free kick in the 18th minute. Santo Mazuste charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santo Mazuste the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Liricos FC's Santo Mazuste got a free kick in the 21st minute. The long shot by Jesus Clis in the 22nd minute really tested Ovidio Romano's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ovidio Romano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmiro Quico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Eustacio Ekain notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of River Plate.'s Freddy Cordarin. Freddy Cordarin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Dionisio Umea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jonathan Ado came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the 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 Jonathan Ado couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Liricos FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Hector Oto hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesus Clis in the 45th minute of play forced Liricos FC's goalkeeper Ovidio Romano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Nicanor Bernard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liricos FC's Ovidio Romano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Quico in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Liricos FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Delmiro Quico to make the kick off. Liricos FC's Ovidio Romano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Quico in the 52nd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Delmiro Quico got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Eustacio Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Ado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ovidio Romano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evelio Guipuzkoa during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Evelio Guipuzkoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristo Osoro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ovidio Romano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmiro Quico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionisio Umea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Freddy Cordarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ado struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Ovidio Romano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River Plate.. Jonathan Ado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ovidio Romano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Liricos FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.