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Campana City FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Pergamino's Cipriano Millrick 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. Emiliano Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Millrick in the 5th minute of the match. Geronimo Abella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Ponce having to interfere. Bartolo Tauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gaudencio Cloyo hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Bartolo Tauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Victor Macerio fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pergamino's protests and gave Victor Macerio a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes Pergamino got a freekick which was hit by Victor Macerio. Bartolo Tauro struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Albano Ponce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico River Plate. After 19 minutes, Adolfo Urbasa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico River Plate and the Pergamino players grew even worse after the yellow card. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atletico River Plate's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Basilio Lehen was slow to take the kick. During this time Pergamino's players had a chance to rest. Cecilio Eguen kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Santos Abadie sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pergamino's Albano Ponce didn't even have to move. Filomeno Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filomeno Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Atletico River Plate getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Filomeno Duarte hit a great ball. When Club Atletico River Plate's Bartolo Tauro in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pergamino's goalie prevented a goal. Emiliano Ritchie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felix Esiquio in the 33rd minute. Cipriano Millrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geronimo Abella came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Club Atletico River Plate 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 Geronimo Abella couldn't finish the play. Cipriano Millrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Emiliano Ritchie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cipriano Millrick could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Emiliano Ritchie made a huge save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bartolo Tauro was the one to do the kick off. Julio Chap might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albano Ponce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julio Chap ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Bartolo Tauro sped through Pergamino's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albano Ponce. After 70 played minutes, Club Atletico River Plate's Santos Abadie shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albano Ponce came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club Atletico River Plate reached it. Emiliano Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Esiquio in the 80th minute of the match. Felix Esiquio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cipriano Millrick struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Emiliano Ritchie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pergamino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Millrick in the 95th minute of play forced Club Atletico River Plate's goalkeeper Emiliano Ritchie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Club Atletico River Plate walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.