U23 League

Francisco Coniglio
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) In the 13th minute Anti Sina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Llorenc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clinton Mata in the 14th minute of play forced CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's goalkeeper Aaron Karlstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Erruki in the 20th minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Simon Llorenc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes Caricancha got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Atauri. After 22 played minutes, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Anti Sina shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Simon Llorenc 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 CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE reached it. In the 23rd minute of the match CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE got a corner. Caricancha's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anti Sina ran over to the corner to take the kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Denis Orain kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aaron Karlstedt. That made the score 2-1 in the 28 minute of play. Simon Llorenc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Erruki in the 32nd minute of the match. After 35 minutes of play, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Siro Birjaio made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Llorenc was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute, Siro Birjaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute Anti Sina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Llorenc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Fermin Precioso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caricancha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Edgardo Tauro took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Llorenc. Simon Llorenc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. 46 minutes into the game, CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Marcelo Erruki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Llorenc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 3-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Tauro to strike the kick off in the second half. Simon Llorenc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anti Sina, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Simon Llorenc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Erruki in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute Siro Birjaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Llorenc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Llorenc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Tauro in the 56th minute of play. After 62 minutes, Prospero Martino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caricancha and the CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Caricancha getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Prospero Martino hit a great ball. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's Aaron Karlstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Precioso in the 71st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anti Sina got free with Simon Llorenc in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelo Erruki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Simon Llorenc made a huge save. 81 minutes into the match, Edgardo Tauro notched a goal, 3-6, to the right of Caricancha's Simon Llorenc. Simon Llorenc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anti Sina got free with Simon Llorenc in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Caricancha defense, Marcelo Erruki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Llorenc. The Caricancha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Llorenc should have stopped the shot. Caricancha's Simon Llorenc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Caricancha from getting a goal against them. Edgardo Tauro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 89th minute. CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Jeremias Atauri kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Fermin Precioso's late challenge caught a CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fermin Precioso helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Tauro in the 96th minute of play forced Caricancha's goalkeeper Simon Llorenc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over CLUB ATLETICO RIVER PLATE could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Caricancha throughout the match.