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platea 18 de agosto
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5006, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Blas Beturian kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicasio Paul got free with Marcelo Bartoleme in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Theodore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Melchor Iratze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastian Tiniebra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blas Beturian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Nicasio Paul notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of River Plate's Marcelo Bartoleme. Marcelo Bartoleme was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 17 played minutes campaña got a freekick which was hit by Emiliano Timo. In the 19th minute Blas Beturian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Bartoleme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Marcelo Bartoleme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicasio Paul. Benito Ascencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leopoldo Grabiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind campaña's goalkeeper Melchor Iratze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Celestino Guillem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 played minutes campaña got a freekick which was hit by Roman Luix. Benito Ascencio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Melchor Iratze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Celestino Guillem managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Plate's supporters rose to their feet, but Celestino Guillem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melchor Iratze breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 41 minutes, Sebastian Tiniebra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Tiniebra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Alejo Theodore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Gaudencio Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alejo Theodore was the one to do the kick off. If Alejo Theodore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to River Plate getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Sebastian Tiniebra hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, campaña's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alejo Theodore fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Theodore in the 67th minute of play forced campaña's goalkeeper Melchor Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alejo Theodore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alejo Theodore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Melchor Iratze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Guillem in the 86th minute of the match. Melchor Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Theodore in the 87th minute of play. Alejo Theodore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melchor Iratze having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, campaña was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelio Cedro to maneuver through the defense. Melchor Iratze made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Benito Ascencio sent off a good shot on target. Despite being the better team, River Plate failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.