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® El Monumental ®
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adelino Saldanha kicked off to start the match. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fang Zhan Ao hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes Spams got a freekick which was hit by Šime Vrsaljko. With an all-out effort, River Plate ® 9-12's Faustino Jerold threw himself towards the right post 12 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Muhammet Ökten, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 19th match minute, Spams was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Txomin to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Silvestre Txomin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anacleto Lohitzun hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Cordario came free, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faustino Jerold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhammet Ökten in the 24th minute of play. Pablo-Enrique Escobar came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Spams's Adelino Saldanha. But to his dismay, Adelino Saldanha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Saul Cordario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Pablo-Enrique Escobar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute Adelino Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Adelino Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's Elián Jazmin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faustino Jerold narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Adelino Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Pablo-Enrique Escobar. River Plate ® 9-12's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. River Plate ® 9-12's Elián Jazmin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Karem Eagles, made in the 45th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anacleto Lohitzun in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faustino Jerold saved Spams from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Spams made a substitution. Adrián Guillermo replaced Silvestre Txomin. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anacleto Lohitzun to strike the kick off in the second half. Rósar Melano kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Vinícius Servaes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Godfredo Galtero fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Pablo-Enrique Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Servaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Vinícius Servaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. River Plate ® 9-12's Pablo-Enrique Escobar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate ® 9-12 from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Servaes came free, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Spams booed when River Plate ® 9-12 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rósar Melano didn't get a good kick on the ball. River Plate ® 9-12's Dexter Morgan was substituted for Anacleto Lohitzun. A collision led to River Plate ® 9-12 getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rósar Melano hit a great ball. Vinícius Servaes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo-Enrique Escobar having to interfere. Pablo-Enrique Escobar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Servaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Dexter Morgan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 80th minute, Vinícius Servaes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pablo-Enrique Escobar. The goal made the score 1-3. Pablo-Enrique Escobar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vinícius Servaes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 86 minute of play. Lindo Pitol got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Fidel Constancio. In the 93rd match minute, River Plate ® 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rollin Stones to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, River Plate ® 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Servaes came free, but Pablo-Enrique Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spams's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.