League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7293 (Terracing: 5472, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 144) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norberto Casado in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Suarez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Norberto Casado came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Racing Club 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 Norberto Casado couldn't finish the play. If Norberto Casado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atletico River Plate's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Francisco Calvino was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Club's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Francisco Calvino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Atletico River Plate's Romeo Suarez did a great save. Norberto Casado struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Romeo Suarez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club. If Norberto Casado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norberto Casado in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Suarez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 27 minutes into the match, Club Atletico River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Paublo came free, but Romeo Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Racing Club's Norberto Casado in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atletico River Plate's goalie prevented a goal. Racing Club's Ambrosio Cordario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club from getting a goal against them. Club Atletico River Plate were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Racing Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Albano Kaiet took the corner. After 33 minutes, Albano Kaiet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico River Plate and the Racing Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Romeo Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Ranolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Suarez was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Norberto Casado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Racing Club's goalkeeper Ambrosio Cordario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafin Ponce. 47 minutes into the match, Club Atletico River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Casado came free, but Romeo Suarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Club Atletico River Plate players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Racing Club were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Norberto Casado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match Francisco Calvino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Romeo Suarez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Racing Club's Norberto Casado in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atletico River Plate's goalie prevented a goal. In the 66th minute, Norberto Casado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Romeo Suarez. The goal made the score 0-3. If Geronimo Niva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute Ovidio Beltza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ambrosio Cordario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Norberto Casado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Suarez having to interfere. Leon Azevedo's late challenge caught a Racing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leon Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Club Atletico River Plate getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Leon Azevedo hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the game, Racing Club's Norberto Casado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romeo Suarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. When Anastasio Ranolfo fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Club's protests and gave Anastasio Ranolfo a yellow card for diving instead. Anastasio Ranolfo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Serafin Ponce took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ambrosio Cordario. Ambrosio Cordario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. When the match was over Racing Club could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Atletico River Plate throughout the match.