League

La Ciudadela
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eusebio Olivar took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute River Plate were awarded a corner. Eustacio Boni went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Mario Markel heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Herminio Rencio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faustino Roderigo having to interfere. After having played for 17 minutes, Eustaquio Chayo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Martín de Tucumán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustaquio Chayo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Martin Nayely got a free kick in the 19th minute. Eustaquio Chayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Faustino Roderigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Eusebio Olivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind River Plate's goalkeeper Faustino Roderigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eusebio Olivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Markel in the 33rd minute of play forced San Martín de Tucumán's goalkeeper Julian Fresco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Olivar in the 37th minute of play forced San Martín de Tucumán's goalkeeper Julian Fresco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, San Martín de Tucumán's Fernando Corderun got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Eusebio Olivar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julian Fresco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 45 minutes into the game, Paulino Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martín de Tucumán the free kick. Eustaquio Chayos short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Faustino Roderigo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After having played for 54 minutes, Herminio Rencio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Martín de Tucumán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Rencio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonatan Barea was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. Mario Markel took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julian Fresco. Julian Fresco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. A collision led to San Martín de Tucumán getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Osvaldo Errapel hit a great ball. The long shot by Eustacio Boni in the 78th minute really tested Julian Fresco's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Faustino Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Chayo in the 84th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, River Plate's Mario Markel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julian Fresco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Chayo in the 95th minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Faustino Roderigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.