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Spectators: 7143 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 55) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isaias Santiago kicked off to start the match. Devlet Kaplan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Angelo Matia 3 minutes into the match. Tadeo Esiquio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfredo Etxeberri in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Devlet Kaplan got free with Angelo Matia in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucio Reno hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Angelo Matia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Devlet Kaplan in the 15th minute. Angelo Matia didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, River's goal looked a bit too open when Godfredo Etxeberri came free, but Tadeo Esiquio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes, Lucio Reno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River and the Nottingham Forest F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvio Oroitz made in the 32nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nottingham Forest F.C.'s Lázaro Transito. Devlet Kaplan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Angelo Matia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Godfredo Etxeberri hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Tadeo Esiquio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaias Santiago, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When Devlet Kaplan came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the River 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 Devlet Kaplan couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Gaspar Mannie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Angelo Matia managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when River's Devlet Kaplan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

Angelo Matia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Devlet Kaplan in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernan Paez got free with Tadeo Esiquio in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucio Reno kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. River's Tadeo Esiquio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Santiago in the 57th minute of play. After 65 minutes of play, River's Devlet Kaplan made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Matia was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 69 minutes, Eusebio Amor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eusebio Amor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute Isaias Santiago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Esiquio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by River's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Godfredo Etxeberri was slow to take the kick. During this time Nottingham Forest F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Godfredo Etxeberri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but River's Tadeo Esiquio did a great save. In the 75th minute, Nottingham Forest F.C.'s Isaias Santiago ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tadeo Esiquio. Tadeo Esiquio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Tadeo Esiquio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Santiago in the 78th minute of play. Tadeo Esiquio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Santiago in the 80th minute of play. Devlet Kaplan charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Devlet Kaplan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89thth minute of the game Devlet Kaplan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nottingham Forest F.C.'s Angelo Matia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.