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Estadio La Union
Spectators: 5500 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ladislao Pagomari kicked off to start the match. Ladislao Pagomari did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Fabian Txindoki 9 minutes into the match. The supporters of La Unión Fc booed when Club Atlético River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cenap Sabahaddin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Rafael Natal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Unión Fc the free kick. Rafael Natal hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th match minute, Club Atlético River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Ispir to maneuver through the defense. Javier Txema received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Fabian Txindoki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Ladislao Pagomari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabian Txindoki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ladislao Pagomari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ladislao Pagomaris short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Fabian Txindoki to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Curcio in the 35th minute of play forced Club Atlético River Plate's goalkeeper Fabian Txindoki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Ladislao Eleder cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Emanuel Rolado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th minute of the match Rafael Natal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emanuel Rolado skillfully saved the ball. Emanuel Rolado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Eleder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Rolado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Eleder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Witek to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes La Unión Fc got a freekick which was hit by Benigno Poncio. Ladislao Pagomari kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. With a little luck, La Unión Fc's Emanuel Rolado got control of the ball when Ladislao Eleder tried to sneak it across the goal line. Club Atlético River Plate's Fabian Txindoki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edelmiro Curcio in the 61st minute of play. Claude Rohner charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claude Rohner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético River Plate's Claude Rohner got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Emanuel Rolado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Witek in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Club Atlético River Plate were awarded a corner. Cenap Sabahaddin went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Cenap Sabahaddin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Unión Fc's Emanuel Rolado did a great save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Feliberto Acosta put in a rough tackle. In the 74th match minute, La Unión Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feliberto Acosta to maneuver through the defense. Club Atlético River Plate's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 76th minute of the game, when Rafael Natal after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of La Unión Fc's goal. Rafael Natal was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Curcio in the 78th minute of play forced Club Atlético River Plate's goalkeeper Fabian Txindoki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético River Plate's zone, Ladislao Pagomari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Txindoki came out of the goal and Ladislao Pagomari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th match minute, Club Atlético River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Natal to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Edelmiro Curcio put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fabian Txindoki. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edelmiro Curcio in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabian Txindoki saved Club Atlético River Plate from getting behind. Club Atlético River Plate's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.