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EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7074 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emilio Rito kicked off to start the match. 14 minutes into the match, RIVER PLATE's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Rito came free, but Natalio Ado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Enrique Franco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Aaron Abadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrique Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Natalio Ado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Rito's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 38 minutes into the match, Enrique Franco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natalio Ado. RIVER PLATE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrique Franco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 41 minutes into the match, Gowlan FC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Ritchie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Rio. In the 45th minute, Emilio Rito 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. 47 minutes into the match, RIVER PLATE's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Franco came free, but Natalio Ado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorino Horado to make the kick off. Emilio Rito charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emilio Rito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 55 minutes into the match, Victorino Horado notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Gowlan FC's Rigoberto Ritchie. Rigoberto Ritchie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 62 minutes, Octavio Eguen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RIVER PLATE and the Gowlan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to RIVER PLATE getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Octavio Eguen hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Aaron Abadia sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and RIVER PLATE's Natalio Ado didn't even have to move. 66 minutes in the game, Emilio Rito fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Natalio Ado having to interfere. Victorino Horado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Victorino Horado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Ritchie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aaron Abadia fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gowlan FC's protests and gave Aaron Abadia a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gowlan FC's Aaron Abadia got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Octavio Eguen missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 84 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Rigoberto Ritchie right hand side. With a little luck, RIVER PLATE's Natalio Ado got control of the ball when Enrique Franco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enrique Franco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Natalio Ado made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Aurelio Rio made a precise shot to the right of Rigoberto Ritchie. Gowlan FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The RIVER PLATE support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.