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Bocas Del Toro Estad
Spectators: 6964 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 0) Chepo F.C.'s Giancarlo Rios started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eloy Escalona in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joe Valdez saved Bocas Del Toro from getting behind. Joe Valdez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eloy Escalona's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After some careless play in the Chepo F.C. defense, Rolando Henríguez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Calito Herrera. The Chepo F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Calito Herrera should have stopped the shot. When Alexander Gomez fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chepo F.C.'s protests and gave Alexander Gomez a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Chepo F.C. getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Alexander Gomez hit a great ball. If Giancarlo Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st play minute Rolando Henríguez came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Calito Herrera. 2-2. If Eloy Escalona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Eloy Escalona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Giancarlo Rios put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Joe Valdez. In the 32nd minute, Julio Lozano fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Calito Herrera, passed just outside the right post. When Giancarlo Rios came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Chepo F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Giancarlo Rios couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Chepo F.C. booed when Bocas Del Toro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Espino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Julio Lozano made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Franklin Benavides sped through Bocas Del Toro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joe Valdez. Rolando Henríguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Calito Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Chepo F.C. booed when Bocas Del Toro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Gomez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Calito Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Henríguez in the 62nd minute of play. Rolando Henríguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calito Herrera having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Bocas Del Toro's goalkeeper Joe Valdez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giancarlo Rios. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jose Espino during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bocas Del Toro's Jose Espino got a free kick in the 71st minute. With his leg Joe Valdez managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Chepo F.C.'s Giancarlo Rios fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Franklin Benavides hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Jose Espino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Chepo F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bocas Del Toro throughout the match.