Friendly League

City Network Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tom Epperson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingos Fortun, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 6 minutes, Jamal Ciccaglione mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Angeles Premier FC and the RIVER PLATE players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Los Angeles Premier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamal Ciccaglione to maneuver through the defense. Domingos Fortun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tom Epperson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Gaspard in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Domingos Fortun made a precise shot to the right of Tom Epperson. Los Angeles Premier FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tom Epperson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Generoso Froylan in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domingos Fortun in the 19th minute of play forced Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Angeles Premier FC's Tom Epperson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Fortun in the 24th minute of play. Los Angeles Premier FC's Salvatore Aviles managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gilberto Hats in the 30 minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Salvatore Aviles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Angeles Premier FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Salvatore Aviles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Silviano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Aristides Bernaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RIVER PLATE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Flavio Gaspard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Epperson was relentless in the 41st minute of the game.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Will Theilacker made a kick off. Tom Epperson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavio Gaspard in the 51st minute. In the 58th minute, Jamal Ciccaglione hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Domingos Fortun struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Tom Epperson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RIVER PLATE. RIVER PLATE's Christian Silviano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danial Waddell in the 62nd minute of play. Salvatore Aviles hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Generoso Froylan sped through Los Angeles Premier FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tom Epperson. Will Theilacker charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Will Theilacker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Will Theilacker hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Los Angeles Premier FC's Tom Epperson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Los Angeles Premier FC from getting a goal against them. Tom Epperson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Apolo Arce showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 71 minute of play. The supporters of RIVER PLATE booed when Los Angeles Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Theilacker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domingos Fortun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Tom Epperson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavio Gaspard in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tom Epperson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Generoso Froylan in the 83rd minute of play forced Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Generoso Froylan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tom Epperson. The goal made the score 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apolo Arce in the 91st minute of play forced Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of RIVER PLATE booed when Los Angeles Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jed Byrd didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Los Angeles Premier FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. RIVER PLATE were clearly better and deserved to take the win.