New York City
Spectators: 7120 (Terracing: 5373,
Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celestino Sadurni kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Nyemanting came free, but Paolo Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Dei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arne Nyemanting in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maximiliano Lluis during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Lluis. After a rather tough play, Independiente's Angelo Nikola got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Aidan Alcorn made a precise shot to the right of Paolo Dei. Independiente's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Arnas came free, but Paolo Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Aidan Alcorn came free, but Paolo Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aidan Alcorn, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Paolo Dei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aidan Alcorn, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When Celestino Sadurni came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Independiente 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 Celestino Sadurni couldn't finish the play. Paolo Dei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Nyemanting, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paolo Dei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aidan Alcorn in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aidan Alcorn to strike the kick off in the second half. Aidan Alcorn took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Dei. Paolo Dei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 58 minutes into the game, Bartolo Gimenez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independiente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Plate the free kick. Bartolo Gimenez hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Independiente's Paolo Dei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Independiente from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute Rodrigo Lastur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Independiente's goalkeeper Paolo Dei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aidan Alcorn. Paolo Dei was a little too slow when Arne Nyemanting got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-3. 73 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Arnas came free, but Paolo Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Arne Nyemanting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Dei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paolo Dei made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Aidan Alcorn sent off a good shot on target. 79 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Arne Nyemanting came free, but Paolo Dei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paolo Dei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Arnas went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Paolo Dei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Arnas in the 93rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Paolo Dei successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aidan Alcorn got free with Paolo Dei in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. River Plate's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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