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AÑATUYA DOBLE VISERA
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paolo Péron started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Casado in the 6th minute of play forced Forever Tango's goalkeeper Juan Giraldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River Plate's Genaro Quiroga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Péron in the 13th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Genaro Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Sjögren in the 15th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Genaro Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Casado in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Juan Raúl Amuchástegui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Casado in the 26th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Romulo Casado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Giraldo. Forever Tango's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romulo Casado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Ruben Abastas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Genaro Quiroga skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. River Plate's Genaro Quiroga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate from getting a goal against them. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Nicolás Otamendi got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romulo Casado was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Omar Santo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Genaro Quiroga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 54 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Traian Mugur. Genaro Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Abastas in the 57th minute of play. Juan Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Mugur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Forever Tango fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! The score was 0-2 after a penalty in the 60th minute, where River Plate:s Romulo Casado tricked Forever Tango:s Juan Giraldo with a difficult ball by the left post. In the 62nd minute, Ēriks Jukams hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, River Plate's Romulo Casado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Giraldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Genaro Quiroga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Abastas in the 66th minute of play. Forever Tango's Natalio Benet was substituted for Juan Raúl Amuchástegui. River Plate's Nemesio Azeari was substituted for Godfredo Rioja. River Plate's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristo Restu in the 76th minute. The corner ended in Erik Albuquerque almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo did a great save. After 80 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Erik Albuquerque. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Benet in the 81st minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Genaro Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ēriks Jukams made in the 87th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bernardo Veronica however managed to control. 89 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Sjögren came free, but Genaro Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo got control of the ball when Romulo Casado tried to sneak it across the goal line. The River Plate supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing River Plate would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.