League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7123 (Terracing: 5344, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 141) Eriberto Monico started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gabriel Drienovský made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Monico in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, river plate 's goalkeeper Gonzalo Etxepare had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martín Zanetti. When El Gourmet's Lionel Maradona in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye river plate 's goalie prevented a goal. Francisco Cordaryal charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Cordaryal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes river plate got a freekick which was hit by Francisco Cordaryal. El Gourmet's Martín Zanetti was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The supporters of El Gourmet booed when river plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Monico didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to river plate getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Adrian Neagoe hit a great ball. El Gourmet's Anacleto Urritz got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gonzalo Etxepare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Havier in the 16th minute of the match. Lionel Maradonas short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Gonzalo Etxepare to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. river plate 's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Martín Zanetti scored to the left of an out of position Gonzalo Etxepare, making the score, 2-0. Gonzalo Etxepare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Zanetti in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of river plate booed when El Gourmet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martín Zanetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gonzalo Etxepare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Sansone in the 29th minute of the match. Lionel Maradona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Gonzalo Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Gonzalo Etxepare successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Martín Zanetti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gonzalo Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Apolo Havier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonzalo Etxepare was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Gonzalo Etxepare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Zanetti in the 45th minute of the match. Martín Zanetti who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 47thth minute tested the skills of Gonzalo Etxepare when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martín Zanetti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, river plate 's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Maradona came free, but Gonzalo Etxepare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Guillermo Barros sped through river plate 's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gonzalo Etxepare. Gonzalo Etxepare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Zanetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Lionel Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Gonzalo Etxepare was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in river plate 's zone, Guillermo Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Etxepare came out of the goal and Guillermo Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guillermo Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gonzalo Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74thth minute of the game Martín Zanetti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but river plate 's Gonzalo Etxepare was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th minute Martín Zanetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Etxepare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ladislao Sansone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gonzalo Etxepare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Miguel Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guillermo Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Etxepare having to interfere. In the 89th minute Martín Zanetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Etxepare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonzalo Etxepare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Gourmet'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.