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Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5479, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 145) CA River Plate's Valerio Verdeces 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. A hard shot 4 in the game by Valerio Verdeces from a close distance when the talented Eduardo Sidoro managed to make a qualified save. Florida's players were relieved. When Enzo Jax came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Florida 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 Enzo Jax couldn't finish the play. When Natalio Sustrai came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Florida 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 Natalio Sustrai couldn't finish the play. Valerio Verdeces might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eduardo Sidoro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valerio Verdeces ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Jax in the 29th minute of play forced CA River Plate's goalkeeper Ruben Bilbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to CA River Plate getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Maximiliano Bernal hit a great ball. Enzo Jax sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruben Bilbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Jax, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Enzo Jax ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Bilbo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Candido Rafe hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Enzo Jax made the kick off in the second half. Maximiliano Bernal's late challenge caught a Florida's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximiliano Bernal helped the player get up and apologised. Eduardo Sidoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valerio Verdeces's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Valerio Verdeces hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. If Enzo Jax had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Florida's Enzo Jax dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 92nd match minute, CA River Plate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Mirande to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Florida left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CA River Plate.