League

Yacanto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Igor Ritchie made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Osasun in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Seme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeledon Txatxu during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Igor Ritchie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Cesar Mergildo threw the ball into play from the sideline. RIVER's Ulises Mantzio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Leonardo Seme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Ritchie in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Ritchie in the 19th minute of play forced LAZO's goalkeeper Leonardo Seme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Bruno Osasun took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Leonardo Seme to make any attempt to save it. When RIVER's Igor Ritchie in 25 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Leonardo Seme guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. RIVER's Cosme Llope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Gonzales in the 26th minute of play. Cosme Llope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabricio Lucero, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Celestino Precioso hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Leonardo Seme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Igor Ritchie went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Osasun got free with Leonardo Seme in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, RIVER's Leonardo Seme threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Igor Ritchie, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The RIVER fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when RIVER's Igor Ritchie looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute, Jose Pirro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RIVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Celestino Precioso took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cosme Llope. Cosme Llope dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Leonardo Seme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Osasun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Seme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute of the match Primitivo Xabel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonardo Seme skillfully saved the ball. 65 minutes into the match, LAZO's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Ritchie came free, but Leonardo Seme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salvador Gonzales kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Bruno Osasun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute, Zeledon Txatxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Ritchie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celestino Precioso got free with Cosme Llope in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in LAZO's zone, Jose Pirro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Seme came out of the goal and Jose Pirro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that RIVER were the better team. RIVER's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.