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La Esperanza F.C.
Spectators: 6506 (Terracing: 4743, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) Lasse Pihlajamäki kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. La Esperanza F.C.'s Ramon Criston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Naelio in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute Higinio Fonso suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 10 minutes, Dionisio Nardo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Esperanza F.C. and the River Plate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dionisio Nardo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Tord Grönberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Criston having to interfere. Per-Åke Öberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Lugo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Per-Åke Öberg was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Severino Lugo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Severino Lugo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Severino Lugo came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the La Esperanza 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 Severino Lugo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, La Esperanza F.C.'s Gerard Puyol got a free kick in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Lugo got free with Per-Åke Öberg in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Raimundo Enmanuel got a free kick in the 35th minute. Ramon Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tord Grönberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Enmanuel in the 38th minute of play forced La Esperanza F.C.'s goalkeeper Ramon Criston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Esperanza F.C.'s Ramon Criston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tord Grönberg in the 44th minute of play. The supporters of River Plate booed when La Esperanza F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Chabier didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

The wind increased when Severino Lugo made the kick off in the second half. Raimundo Enmanuel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Ramon Criston made a huge save. After a rather tough play, La Esperanza F.C.'s Dionisio Nardo got a free kick in the 61st minute. Ramon Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tord Grönberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. La Esperanza F.C.'s Gerard Puyol got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Severino Lugo hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Per-Åke Öberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Lugo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raimundo Enmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Criston having to interfere. La Esperanza F.C.'s Rolando Cordarin was substituted for Lorenzo Telo. When Octavio Mino came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the 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 Octavio Mino couldn't finish the play. Elvio Naelio in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ramon Criston, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ramon Criston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tord Grönberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ramon Criston didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tord Grönberg went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute Tord Grönberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Criston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Per-Åke Öberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Lugo, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. River Plate were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing La Esperanza F.C. to leave the ground with a draw.