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estadio d¡ lorenzo
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Amerigo Di Mattia made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Haroldo Jurgi in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benigno Rafe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, harpersFC's Evelio Florin got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Bogumil Dawiec got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 12 minutes of play, River Plate's Astor Padro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lorenzo Valente was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Haroldo Jurgi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to harpersFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Leon Isidor hit a great ball. Astor Padro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th match minute, River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge Rafael to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Leon Isidor could shoot a difficult shot in the 26th minute, which Benigno Rafe however easily saved by the left post. In the 31st minute Haroldo Jurgi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the River Plate defense, Leon Isidor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benigno Rafe. The River Plate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benigno Rafe should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Di Mattia in the 37th minute of play forced harpersFC's goalkeeper Lorenzo Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorenzo Valente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amerigo Di Mattia in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of River Plate booed when harpersFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo Jurgi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Jayvier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benigno Rafe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Victorio Brais hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Haroldo Jurgi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Martin Jayvier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benigno Rafe was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A throw-in in the 57th minute of the game was made by Celso Cayo with Amerigo Di Mattia as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Jorge Rafael hit a great ball. After 62 minutes, Amerigo Di Mattia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate and the harpersFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes River Plate got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Di Mattia. A collision led to harpersFC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Evelio Florin hit a great ball. harpersFC's Lorenzo Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Padro in the 65th minute of play. Haroldo Jurgi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Isidor came free, but Benigno Rafe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Amerigo Di Mattia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lorenzo Valente. harpersFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amerigo Di Mattia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. River Plate's Astor Padro got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute Justino Celino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benigno Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benigno Rafe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Jayvier in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Amerigo Di Mattia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lorenzo Valente. The goal made the score 2-3. Benigno Rafe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Jayvier in the 94th minute of the match. River Plate's Benigno Rafe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Jayvier in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle went the supporters of River Plate were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant harpersFC side.