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Lorenzo Palacios
Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celso Sindo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Tobias Ilixo 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. In the 5th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Ranolfo to maneuver through the defense. When River Plate's Tobias Ilixo in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Azul Athletic Club's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Generoso Osoitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dionisio Quintan was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Azul Athletic Club's Celso Sindo got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Saturnino Ermengol fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate's protests and gave Saturnino Ermengol a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saturnino Ermengol to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes, Azul Athletic Club's Constantino Sol shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Angel Txordon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Azul Athletic Club reached it. Azul Athletic Club's Dionisio Quintan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Osoitz in the 32nd minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Angel Txordon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ubaldo Fernandez. In the 46th minute, Emanuel Ranolfo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When Ubaldo Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Azul Athletic Club 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 Ubaldo Fernandez couldn't finish the play. 54 minutes into the match, Generoso Osoitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dionisio Quintan. Azul Athletic Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Generoso Osoitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 60 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Sindo came free, but Angel Txordon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Generoso Osoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Dionisio Quintan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, River Plate's Tobias Ilixo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionisio Quintan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Generoso Osoitz fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate's protests and gave Generoso Osoitz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute Ubaldo Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Txordon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dionisio Quintan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Ilixo in the 82nd minute of play. Aureliano Vachon kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match River Plate got a corner. Azul Athletic Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Delmiro Iraido ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Ermengol in the 90th minute of play forced Azul Athletic Club's goalkeeper Dionisio Quintan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Azul Athletic Club getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Luciano Pes hit a great ball. Tobias Ilixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionisio Quintan having to interfere. Luciano Pes'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. Luciano Pes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Azul Athletic Club getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Luciano Pes hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.