Juan O. Zubeldía
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Erubiel Refugio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Astor Padro's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Erubiel Refugio came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by River Plate's Amerigo Di Mattia. But to his dismay, Amerigo Di Mattia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the C.A. OnceLeones L.P. defense, Astor Padro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erubiel Refugio. The C.A. OnceLeones L.P. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erubiel Refugio should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Di Mattia in the 24th minute of play forced C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s goalkeeper Erubiel Refugio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Severino Beltran's late challenge caught a C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Severino Beltran helped the player get up and apologised. After 26 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Severino Beltran. After 27 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Brais. After having played for 28 minutes, Ciro Di Berardino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Di Berardino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erubiel Refugio came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by River Plate's Amerigo Di Mattia. But to his dismay, Amerigo Di Mattia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Erubiel Refugio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Padro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Astor Padro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Refugio having to interfere. The supporters of River Plate booed when C.A. OnceLeones L.P. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Jaunti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erubiel Refugio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amerigo Di Mattia went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
54 minutes into the match, Amerigo Di Mattia notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s Erubiel Refugio. Erubiel Refugio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 58 played minutes C.A. OnceLeones L.P. got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Villa. After having played for 61 minutes, Astor Padro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Astor Padro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Amerigo Di Mattia came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the River Plate 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 Amerigo Di Mattia couldn't finish the play. Erubiel Refugio came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by River Plate's Amerigo Di Mattia. But to his dismay, Amerigo Di Mattia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. River Plate's Astor Padro got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Astor Padro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Erubiel Refugio, 0-7. The supporters of River Plate booed when C.A. OnceLeones L.P. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Iban didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Celso Cayo got a free kick in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Severino Beltran got a free kick in the 78th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ciro Di Berardino managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Di Berardino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benigno Rafe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 83rdth minute of the game Astor Padro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s Erubiel Refugio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute of the match River Plate got a corner. C.A. OnceLeones L.P.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Severo Llorian ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Braulio Gorosti advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-8 in the 84th minute. With 89 minutes on the clock, Severino Beltran commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 90 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Severino Beltran. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Enzo Clodio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benigno Rafe came out of the goal and Enzo Clodio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jorge Rafael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
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