Friendly League

Monumental
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lex Dewolf made the kick off and thus started the match. After 11 played minutes Riverzone got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Paul. The supporters of Riverzone booed when A. Korn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoro Ixaka didn't get a good kick on the ball. A. Korn's Augusto Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Kempes in the 14th minute of play. Riverzone's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Camilo Escobar in the 15th minute. Camilo Escobar made a great header on Riverzone's corner, it was just that A. Korn's Augusto Batalla managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, A. Korn's Augusto Batalla got control of the ball when Lex Dewolf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lex Dewolf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Augusto Batalla made a huge save. The Riverzone fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Riverzone's Mario Kempes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 28th minute Mario Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th match minute, Riverzone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lex Dewolf to maneuver through the defense. Federico Gattoni kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Matías Kranevitter took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jeremias Ledesma. Riverzone's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Kranevitter, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Mario Kempes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Augusto Batalla was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 45th minute Mario Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Batalla came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Riverzone's Lex Dewolf. But to his dismay, Lex Dewolf quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matías Kranevitter made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Kempes in the 52nd minute of play forced A. Korn's goalkeeper Augusto Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Batalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epifanio Txema in the 54th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Riverzone's corner Camilo Escobar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Augusto Batalla quite easily take care of the ball. In the 61st minute Epifanio Txema shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Riverzone's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antonio Fidele fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Antonio Fidele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Jeremias Ledesma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lex Dewolf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute Epifanio Txema shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lex Dewolf in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Augusto Batalla saved A. Korn from getting behind. In the 74th minute Mario Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lex Dewolf in the 76th minute of play forced A. Korn's goalkeeper Augusto Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Batalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Kempes in the 78th minute of play. Fabian Chuan's late challenge caught a Riverzone's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Chuan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, A. Korn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Chuan to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, A. Korn's Matías Kranevitter got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Lex Dewolf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, A. Korn's goal looked a bit too open when Lex Dewolf came free, but Augusto Batalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Riverzone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Kempes to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Lex Dewolf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Batalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lex Dewolf, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Federico Gattoni scored 4-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Batalla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Epifanio Txema left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riverzone fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Riverzone fully deserved thier win.