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Match Report
Estadio Caucete
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5356,
Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Epifanio Ruy got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, River Plate.'s Augusto Gomez got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate.'s zone, Cristobal Victoro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Tibalt came out of the goal and Cristobal Victoro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Leandro Ekain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Ekain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Tibalt having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Ruy in the 22nd minute of play forced Muñoz's goalkeeper Teo Frutos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Orlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teo Frutos having to make a save. When Leandro Orlan fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Plate.'s protests and gave Leandro Orlan a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate.'s zone, Cristobal Victoro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Tibalt came out of the goal and Cristobal Victoro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristobal Victoro 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. Fulgencio Tibalt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristobal Victoro in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Muñoz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adan Oihan to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Ekain struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Fulgencio Tibalt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Muñoz. River Plate.'s Leandro Orlan got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Leandro Orlan off the ground. Cristobal Victoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Fulgencio Tibalt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristobal Victoro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, River Plate. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Ruy to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Muñoz's Cristobal Victoro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fulgencio Tibalt. That made the score 0-1 after 54 minutes of play. Cristobal Victoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Tibalt having to interfere. Leandro Ekain's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Fulgencio Tibalt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Teo Frutos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Teo Frutos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Pabla in the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Muñoz's zone, Epifanio Ruy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Frutos came out of the goal and Epifanio Ruy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristobal Victoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Fulgencio Tibalt made a huge save. Cristobal Victoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Fulgencio Tibalt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fulgencio Tibalt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Ekain went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate.'s zone, Leandro Ekain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Tibalt came out of the goal and Leandro Ekain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 97 minutes, Augusto Gomez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate. and the Muñoz players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in River Plate. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Muñoz eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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