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Chovet
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jairo Bernard took the kick off in the first half of the match. Narciso Leocadio charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso Leocadio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Narciso Leocadio might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abel Poz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Narciso Leocadio ran back to his position shaking his head. Abel Poz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeledon Quintana, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Zeledon Quintana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeledon Quintana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Poz having to interfere. Jairo Bernard struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Silverio Gartzea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chovet. Jairo Bernard might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silverio Gartzea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jairo Bernard ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Bernard in the 28th minute of play forced Conlara FC's goalkeeper Silverio Gartzea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Zeledon Quintana 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. Leonel Guib hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Zeledon Quintana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Conlara FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeledon Quintana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Narciso Leocadio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zeledon Quintana was the one to do the kick off. Abel Poz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Quintana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Leonel Guib hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jairo Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Narciso Leocadio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chovet's Abel Poz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeledon Quintana in the 84th minute of play. After 90 played minutes Chovet got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Ursino. If Jairo Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narciso Leocadio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Poz having to interfere. The Conlara FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.