League

Estadio Alpasinche
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Placido Inocente took the kick off in the first half of the match. When RIVER PLATE's Flavio Gaspard in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpasinche's goalie prevented a goal. In the 6thth minute of the game Flavio Gaspard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpasinche's Emilio Bernaldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emilio Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Gaspard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Gaspard in the 11th minute of play forced Alpasinche's goalkeeper Emilio Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Apolo Arce during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 13 played minutes RIVER PLATE got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Arce. In the 15th minute, Flavio Gaspard made a precise shot to the right of Emilio Bernaldo. Alpasinche's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 20th minute, Flavio Gaspard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Bernaldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A collision led to Alpasinche getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Angelino Maiorga hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Flavio Gaspard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emilio Bernaldo was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Domingos Fortun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anselmo Dalmau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Christian Silviano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Alpasinche's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Gaspard came free, but Emilio Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Flavio Gaspard got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute Melchor Tebaldo suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Angelino Maiorga's late challenge caught a RIVER PLATE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelino Maiorga helped the player get up and apologised. RIVER PLATE's Gilberto Hats was substituted for Melchor Tebaldo. The supporters of RIVER PLATE booed when Alpasinche was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelino Maiorga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelino Maiorga hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Flavio Gaspard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emilio Bernaldo was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Gaspard in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilio Bernaldo saved Alpasinche from getting behind. After 46 minutes of play, RIVER PLATE's Domingos Fortun made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Gaspard to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Gilberto Hats mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RIVER PLATE and the Alpasinche players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Generoso Froylan rounded Alpasinche's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. Generoso Froylan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavio Gaspard in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilio Bernaldo saved Alpasinche from getting behind. 70 minutes into the game, Generoso Froylan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emilio Bernaldo. Generoso Froylan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. After some careless play in the Alpasinche defense, Flavio Gaspard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Bernaldo. The Alpasinche fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Bernaldo should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes into the match, Domingos Fortun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Bernaldo. Alpasinche's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domingos Fortun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. In the 79th minute Evaristo Gumaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Silviano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by RIVER PLATE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jesus Handi was slow to take the kick. During this time Alpasinche's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Hilario Cisco got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-8. 81 minutes into the match. Emilio Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingos Fortun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingos Fortun in the 95th minute of the match. RIVER PLATE's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.