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Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Silvestre Caetano charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Caetano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silvestre Caetano hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Amador Joanes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leopoldo Cordario. Amador Joanes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Ezequiel Txema kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With a little luck, Rio de La Plata FC's Leopoldo Cordario got control of the ball when Erubiel Gonzalez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Celso Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Leopoldo Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leopoldo Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Ayala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ángel Albirrojo's Erubiel Gonzalez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Leopoldo Cordario in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 18 minutes into the game, Siro Frances recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leopoldo Cordario. Siro Frances showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. After 20 played minutes Rio de La Plata FC got a freekick which was hit by Ezequiel Txema. Leopoldo Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Frances in the 23rd minute of the match. Rio de La Plata FC's Leopoldo Cordario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Rio de La Plata FC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Siro Frances's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leopoldo Cordario was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Silvestre Caetano hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Siro Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Ayala in the 33rd minute of play forced Rio de La Plata FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Cordario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leopoldo Cordario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Siro Frances's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Celso Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Leopoldo Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Siro Frances cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Leopoldo Cordario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Ángel Albirrojo's Siro Frances got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Lorenzo Lorenz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Caetano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celso Ayala was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. Ángel Albirrojo's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Celso Ayala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Maximiliano Canor made the kick off in the second half. Siro Frances blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leopoldo Cordario having to make a save. In the 54th minute Celso Ayala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Rio de La Plata FC defense, Amador Joanes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leopoldo Cordario. The Rio de La Plata FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leopoldo Cordario should have stopped the shot. When Amador Joanes came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Ángel Albirrojo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amador Joanes couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Cordario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Ayala in the 59th minute of the match. Celso Ayala might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leopoldo Cordario. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Ayala ran back to his position shaking his head. Ángel Albirrojo's Lorenzo Lorenz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Ángel Albirrojo from getting a goal against them. Erubiel Gonzalez made a great header on Ángel Albirrojo's corner, it was just that Rio de La Plata FC's Leopoldo Cordario managed to reach the ball for a save. 68 minutes into the match, Rio de La Plata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge-Luis Fernandez came free, but Leopoldo Cordario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Siro Frances shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Silvestre Caetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Lorenz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Ayala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Leopoldo Cordario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Siro Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 86th minute Siro Frances shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Siro Frances fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Cordario having to interfere. In the 89th minute Maximiliano Canor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenzo Lorenz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ángel Albirrojo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rio de La Plata FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.