Friendly League

El Potrero
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) RIVER's Niki Lauda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Moises Tuste fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Lordi having to interfere. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Tuste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, RIVER's Niki Lauda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvestre Vilalobos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Adrian Transito sent off a good shot on target. After 18 played minutes Los Golosos got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Leguizamón. Wu Li Zhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvestre Vilalobos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Oxarra in the 27th minute of play forced Los Golosos's goalkeeper Silvestre Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Vilalobos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Oxarra in the 27th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Niki Lauda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvestre Vilalobos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Marcial Lordi made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Adrian Transito sent off a good shot on target. RIVER's Marcial Lordi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save RIVER from getting a goal against them. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Tuste in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Niki Lauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Vilalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicolas Estevez was the one to do the kick off. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Estevez in the 50th minute of play. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Transito in the 56th minute of play. Wu Li Zhi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Silvestre Vilalobos made a huge save. Niki Lauda was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. RIVER's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. RIVER's Pipo Benedetto was substituted for Wu Li Zhi. Marcial Lordi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doğan Pekin in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Târban in the 68th minute of play forced Los Golosos's goalkeeper Silvestre Vilalobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Vilalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Lauda in the 70th minute of the match. RIVER made a substitution. Tobias Belmiro replaced Rosendo Osorio. A collision led to Los Golosos getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Aquilino Arnau hit a great ball. Silvestre Vilalobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Lauda in the 79th minute of the match. Pipo Benedetto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Silvestre Vilalobos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niki Lauda in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Vilalobos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moises Tuste in the 85th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Lordi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Tuste in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, RIVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Târban to maneuver through the defense. Marcial Lordi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. RIVER had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.