El Monumental
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654,
Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iustinian Drăghincescu made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Marcelo Erruki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cătălin Dăianu. Cătălin Dăianu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 7th minute, Edgardo Tauro made a precise shot to the right of Cătălin Dăianu. FC GURZUN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 10 played minutes CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE got a freekick which was hit by Siro Birjaio. Aaron Karlstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Finteșteanu in the 13th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgardo Tauro got free with Cătălin Dăianu in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edgardo Tauro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cătălin Dăianu came out and tried to block the shot, but Edgardo Tauro slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the game, FC GURZUN's Albert Finteșteanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Karlstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 26 minutes into the game, Valer Bârlea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Aaron Karlstedt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aristide Arsene charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aristide Arsene the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC GURZUN's Aristide Arsene got a free kick in the 28th minute. Cătălin Dăianu was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Marcelo Erruki capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcelo Erruki really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC GURZUN's zone, Arturo Aimar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Dăianu came out of the goal and Arturo Aimar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aaron Karlstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Finteșteanu in the 34th minute of play. Aaron Karlstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustinian Drăghincescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Albert Finteșteanu scored 4-3 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aaron Karlstedt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aaron Karlstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Finteșteanu in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Anti Sina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaron Karlstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Finteșteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anti Sina during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Anti Sina hit a great ball. Aaron Karlstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Finteșteanu in the 48th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-3. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Edgardo Tauro made the kick off in the second half. If Edgardo Tauro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Edgardo Tauro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cătălin Dăianu was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. Valer Bârlea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Aaron Karlstedt made a huge save. Cătălin Dăianu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anti Sina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgardo Tauro in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cătălin Dăianu saved FC GURZUN from getting behind. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Siro Birjaio got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the game, Anti Sina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-3. Cătălin Dăianu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cătălin Dăianu came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Anti Sina. But to his dismay, Anti Sina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-3. Cătălin Dăianu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anti Sina went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-3 was the resulting score. In the 91st match minute, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anti Sina to maneuver through the defense. Edgardo Tauro charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgardo Tauro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edgardo Tauro hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, FC GURZUN's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Erruki came free, but Cătălin Dăianu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE had won after a very even match.
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