Official Cup

El Monumental
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aurelio Elizardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Elizardo came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Metapalo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Chuse to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the game, Joel Nuxila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Narciso Jerrald was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Nuxila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Narciso Jerrald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Anselmo Esdras got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Elizardo came free, but Narciso Jerrald reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RIVER's Narciso Jerrald played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Dacio in the 28th minute of play. Rodrigo Dacio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Jerrald having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Anselmo Esdras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RIVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Esdras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Nuxila scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narciso Jerrald, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The RIVER players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Metapalo FC were winning 0-2.

Anselmo Esdras succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Narciso Jerrald took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Nuxila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, RIVER's Anselmo Esdras got a free kick in the 64th minute. Higinio Nofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 72 minutes into the game, Higinio Nofre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Feliciano Noe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nicasio Mendebal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliciano Noe having to interfere. Narciso Jerrald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Elizardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Feliciano Noe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Nofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. RIVER's Higinio Nofre got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Higinio Nofre sped through Metapalo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Feliciano Noe. For all the effort they put into the match, the Metapalo FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RIVER.