League

Monumental
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maximiliano Inocente made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Cuchilla booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Brais didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute, Astor Padro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alejandro Iago. The goal made the score 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Cuchilla:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of River Plate:s goal. In the 11th minute there was a penalty for River Plate. Amerigo Di Mattia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alejandro Iago. 2-0. A collision led to Cuchilla getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Honorato Sotero hit a great ball. With a little luck, Cuchilla's Alejandro Iago got control of the ball when Amerigo Di Mattia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alejandro Iago was a little too slow when Amerigo Di Mattia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 3-0. Epifanio Iraitz charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Epifanio Iraitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amerigo Di Mattia during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Cuchilla booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amerigo Di Mattia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amerigo Di Mattias short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Alejandro Iago to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 34th minute, Eleuterio Ofelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Iago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Padro in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Cuchilla getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Epifanio Iraitz hit a great ball. Amerigo Di Mattia might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alejandro Iago. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amerigo Di Mattia ran back to his position shaking his head. Alejandro Iago didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 7-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

In the 51st minute, Astor Padro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, River Plate's Benigno Rafe got control of the ball when Anier Tomi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alejandro Iago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 56 played minutes Cuchilla got a freekick which was hit by Anier Tomi. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Astor Padro in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Iago saved Cuchilla from getting behind. Astor Padro took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alejandro Iago. Alejandro Iago dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Jorge Rafael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Alejandro Iago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alejandro Iago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Rafael, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of River Plate's goalie and right to Arnoldo Jesco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. River Plate's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cuchilla's zone, Astor Padro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro Iago came out of the goal and Astor Padro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 78 minutes into the game, Astor Padro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Alejandro Iago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Severo Llorian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alejandro Iago read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute River Plate were awarded a corner. Severo Llorian went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 88th minute Astor Padro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Iago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Rafael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alejandro Iago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Maximiliano Inocente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuchilla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Plate the free kick. The supporters of River Plate booed when Cuchilla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximiliano Inocente didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 minutes of play, River Plate's Astor Padro made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Iago was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Astor Padro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.