League

El Monumental
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) River Plate's Cesar Leizarraga 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. Florencio Rozarius hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Freddy Oxel scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicanor Shantala, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 12th minute of the match Marcelo Oto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicanor Shantala skillfully saved the ball. Sklatenn F.C's Bernardino Munio got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Bernardino Munio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sklatenn F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cesar Leizarraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Baldomero Benitez came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Sklatenn F.C 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 Baldomero Benitez couldn't finish the play. River Plate's Nicanor Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Benitez in the 37th minute of play. River Plate's Nicanor Shantala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Munio in the 39th minute of play. After having played for 41 minutes, Freddy Oxel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sklatenn F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Freddy Oxel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Freddy Oxel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Oxel to make the kick off. Cesar Leizarraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bernardino Munio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernardino Munio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Nicanor Shantala made a huge save. Florencio Rozarius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Gaxan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 72ndth minute of the game Freddy Oxel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Plate's Nicanor Shantala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute, Bernardino Munio 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. In the last second Nicanor Shantala throw himself and got hold of the ball when Freddy Oxel in the 75thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Florencio Rozarius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Gaxan having to interfere. Cesar Leizarraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Santos Gaxan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 92 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when River Plate's Florencio Rozarius fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Freddy Oxel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Nicanor Shantala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute Freddy Oxel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicanor Shantala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Freddy Oxel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Sklatenn F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than River Plate throughout the match.