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UPAU
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardino Libertad got the match started through his kick off. Ignacio Hitz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Edgard Laurentzi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. River Plate's Edgard Laurentzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate from getting a goal against them. Aaron Arlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Aaron Arlo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgard Laurentzi came out of the goal and Aaron Arlo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Ignacio Hitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPAU F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Bernardino Libertad got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Samuel Donostia in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edgard Laurentzi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. River Plate's Edgard Laurentzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save River Plate from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the game, UPAU F.C.'s Aaron Arlo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgard Laurentzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Samuel Donostia was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, UPAU F.C.'s Ignacio Hitz made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgard Laurentzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute, Ignacio Hitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPAU F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ignacio Hitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. UPAU F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ignacio Hitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgard Laurentzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th minute, Samuel Donostia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. River Plate's Edgard Laurentzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Arlo in the 69th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Hitz in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgard Laurentzi saved River Plate from getting behind. Edgard Laurentzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aaron Arlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardino Libertad's late challenge caught a UPAU F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardino Libertad helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Bernardino Libertad hit a great ball. Edgard Laurentzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Donostia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Hitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benedicto Aires charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benedicto Aires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. UPAU F.C.'s Filomeno Quintun was substituted for Eulalio Iraitz. After a rather tough play, River Plate's Benedicto Aires got a free kick in the 97th minute. UPAU F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.