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EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pablo Romero made the kick off which started today's match. Salvador Oxel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Gergori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saul Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Salvador Oxel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Apuesta Radicheta's Salvador Oxel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Romero in the 11th minute of play. Zacarias Suero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Eloy Dalmu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Zacarias Suero 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. Eloy Dalmu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Froilan Delfino in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind RIVER PLATE's goalkeeper Eloy Dalmu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zacarias Suero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Dalmu having to interfere. Froilan Delfino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Eloy Dalmu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerardo Atarratze's late challenge caught a RIVER PLATE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerardo Atarratze helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to La Apuesta Radicheta getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Jaime Criston hit a great ball. Pablo Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Salvador Oxel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Merexildo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Froilan Delfino was the one to do the kick off. Salvador Oxel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Merexildo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind RIVER PLATE's goalkeeper Eloy Dalmu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saul Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Oxel having to interfere. Eloy Dalmu made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Zacarias Suero sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the La Apuesta Radicheta defense, Pablo Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salvador Oxel. The La Apuesta Radicheta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salvador Oxel should have stopped the shot. Zacarias Suero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Dalmu having to interfere. Pablo Romero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Salvador Oxel having to make a save. Zacarias Suero was extremely unlucky when he, in the 94th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Merexildo in the 96th minute of play forced La Apuesta Radicheta's goalkeeper Salvador Oxel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Apuesta Radicheta's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because RIVER PLATE had won, even though La Apuesta Radicheta had held more of the ball.