League

El Latinoamericano
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) River Gold's Bartlomiej Lichniak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 8 minutes into the match, Alberdi de América's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Lichniak came free, but Higinio Eutropio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Ivica Olić made a precise shot to the right of João Paulista. River Gold's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivica Olić in the 12th minute of play forced River Gold's goalkeeper João Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Ivica Olić dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of João Paulista, 2-0. João Paulista made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Arnulfo Bihar sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute Arturo Pompilio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Eutropio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Ivica Olić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Gold's João Paulista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Higinio Eutropio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartlomiej Lichniak in the 23rd minute of play. River Gold's João Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivica Olić in the 36th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, River Gold's Arturo Pompilio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Higinio Eutropio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arnulfo Bihar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Paulista having to interfere. Ignacio Vázquez kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivica Olić in the 46th minute of play forced River Gold's goalkeeper João Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnulfo Bihar succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 47th playminute.

The wind increased when Ivica Olić made the kick off in the second half. In the 57thth minute of the game Ivica Olić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Gold's João Paulista was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th match minute, Alberdi de América was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Montez Camacho to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Alberdi de América's zone, Timoteo Jerrold stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Higinio Eutropio came out of the goal and Timoteo Jerrold tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alberdi de América's Higinio Eutropio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Alberdi de América from getting a goal against them. Higinio Eutropio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartlomiej Lichniak in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivica Olić in the 68th minute of play forced River Gold's goalkeeper João Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Paulista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnulfo Bihar's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. João Paulista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivica Olić in the 75th minute of the match. Higinio Eutropio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Pompilio in the 77th minute. A collision led to River Gold getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Reynaldo Leocadio hit a great ball. João Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Bihar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Arnulfo Bihar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higinio Eutropio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartlomiej Lichniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Alberdi de América's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.