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River Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hugo Endira started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Holdich's goalkeeper Tiburcio Cresconio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Endira. After some careless play in the River Plate ♥ defense, Eustaquio Piearres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Horácio Botelho. The River Plate ♥ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Horácio Botelho should have stopped the shot. Horácio Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Goren in the 14th minute of the match. Horácio Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Piearres in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, River Plate ♥'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Goren came free, but Horácio Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Marciano Mitxel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holdich's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Plate ♥ the free kick. A collision led to Holdich getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Marciano Mitxel hit a great ball. River Plate ♥'s Hugo Endira was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 22nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of Holdich booed when River Plate ♥ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Manni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horácio Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Piearres, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Horácio Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Goren in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Martin Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horácio Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horácio Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Piearres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benicio Primeiro in the 41st minute of play forced River Plate ♥'s goalkeeper Horácio Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Eustaquio Piearres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horácio Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horácio Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Goren in the 45th minute of the match. In the 46th match minute, River Plate ♥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Manni to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Martin Goren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Holdich fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

Horácio Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Goren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, River Plate ♥'s goalkeeper Horácio Botelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustaquio Piearres. In the 60th minute Martin Goren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horácio Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Joaquin Manni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate ♥'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Holdich the free kick. In the 61st match minute, River Plate ♥ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Manni to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, River Plate ♥'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Goren came free, but Horácio Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, River Plate ♥'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Goren came free, but Horácio Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River Plate ♥'s Adriano Nunes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lorenzo Kaxen in the 73 minute of the game. With a little luck, River Plate ♥'s Horácio Botelho got control of the ball when Benicio Primeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. River Plate ♥'s Horácio Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Goren in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Holdich's Benicio Primeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Horácio Botelho. Horácio Botelho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. When Martin Goren came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Holdich 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 Martin Goren couldn't finish the play. River Plate ♥'s Horácio Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Goren in the 91st minute of play. Eustaquio Piearres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Horácio Botelho made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Holdich's Lorenzo Kaxen got a free kick in the 94th minute. Lorenzo Bernebe hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. 99 minutes into the match, River Plate ♥'s goal looked a bit too open when Benicio Primeiro came free, but Horácio Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Holdich could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than River Plate ♥ throughout the match.