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® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Muhammet Ökten got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Héctor Mainer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. River Plate ® 9-12 were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luca Langoni took the corner. Rigoberto Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor Mainer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Mendiko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Muhammet Ökten in the 18th minute. Héctor Mainer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rigoberto Bihar having to make a save. Rigoberto Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Héctor Mainer in the 27th minute of the match. Santiago Sosa hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Luca Langoni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rigoberto Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor Mainer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Mendiko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luca Langoni showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 41 minute of play. Muhammet Ökten scored 4-0 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Mendiko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Héctor Mainer was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's zone, Muhammet Ökten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacobo Mendiko came out of the goal and Muhammet Ökten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 52 minutes into the match, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Silvanito came free, but Jacobo Mendiko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's Jacobo Mendiko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammet Ökten in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akhilleus Rallis in the 56th minute of play forced ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ's goalkeeper Jacobo Mendiko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacobo Mendiko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Muhammet Ökten's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. A collision led to ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Santiago Sosa hit a great ball. Jacobo Mendiko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akhilleus Rallis, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Muhammet Ökten scored 5-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacobo Mendiko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. River Plate ® 9-12 made a substitution. Cristian Christian replaced Luca Langoni. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate ® 9-12 from getting a goal against them. Jacobo Mendiko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Christian's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. River Plate ® 9-12's Rigoberto Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Luar in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Luar to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The River Plate ® 9-12 fans cheered their team off the field, for while ᴀᴄʜᴛᴜɴɢ ʙᴀʙɪᴇs ᴾᴵᴬᴿᴬ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.