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el monumental
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) river plate FC's Damian Intxixu 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. Cornelio Hondo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Gizon's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santiago Nabar got free with Gaspar Firmin in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Virgilio Ostadar fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored river plate FC's protests and gave Virgilio Ostadar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to river plate FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Virgilio Ostadar hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, Hector Richie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cornelio Hondo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santiago Nabar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Firmin having to interfere. Santiago Nabar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Gaspar Firmin made a huge save. Gaspar Firmin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santiago Nabar in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Edgardo Gizon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Hondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes of play river plate FC's Virgilio Ostadar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 22nd minute, Virgilio Ostadar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Hector Richie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gómez's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Richie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Hondo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gómez's goalkeeper Gaspar Firmin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edgardo Gizon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cornelio Hondo having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Edgardo Gizon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gómez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Gizon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Edgardo Gizon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gómez's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Gizon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Hondo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damian Intxixu hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgardo Gizon to make the kick off. Cornelio Hondo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Richie in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute Edgardo Gizon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornelio Hondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Gizon in the 61st minute of play forced river plate FC's goalkeeper Cornelio Hondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hector Richie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Cornelio Hondo made a huge save. Laureano Remigio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Edgardo Gizon 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. 94 minutes into the match, Hector Richie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cornelio Hondo. river plate FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Richie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. When the match was over Gómez could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than river plate FC throughout the match.