League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7105 (Terracing: 5330, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 141) Yariguarenda's Jesus Abilio 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. After 3 minutes of play, Yariguarenda's Jesus Abilio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Havier was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Ramiro Paez came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Yariguarenda 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 Ramiro Paez couldn't finish the play. Roberto Balasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Lizer, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in C.A River Plate's zone, Jesus Abilio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Havier came out of the goal and Jesus Abilio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jesus Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Balasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Lizer in the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to Yariguarenda getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ildefonso Javiar hit a great ball. Roberto Balasi made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Evaristo Haritz sent off a good shot on target. Jesus Abilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siro Bernal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Roberto Balasi made a huge save. Ramiro Paez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Oscar Havier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.A River Plate's Oscar Havier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Paez in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ramiro Paez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Havier was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A River Plate's goalkeeper Oscar Havier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Yariguarenda's Jesus Abilio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Havier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. C.A River Plate's Oscar Havier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Abilio in the 44th minute of play. Roberto Balasi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Haritz in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Camilo Garci to strike the kick off in the second half. Evaristo Haritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the game, Angelino Barea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yariguarenda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A River Plate the free kick. After 54 played minutes Yariguarenda got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Barea. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Evaristo Haritz managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Evaristo Haritz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roberto Balasi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. C.A River Plate's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jesus Abilio 61 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Oscar Havier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jesus Abilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camilo Garci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Balasi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. When Yariguarenda's Jesus Abilio in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A River Plate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute of the match Yariguarenda got a corner. C.A River Plate's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Angelino Barea ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jesus Abilio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, C.A River Plate's goalkeeper Oscar Havier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramiro Paez. 87 minutes into the match, C.A River Plate's goalkeeper Oscar Havier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramiro Paez. Yariguarenda's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.