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La Romana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patrick Palacios made the kick off which started today's match. Luis Sandóval hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Jenaro Silva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Lázaro Peñalba skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Randor Albright fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Romana's protests and gave Randor Albright a yellow card for diving instead. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Romana! Norberto Ulloa succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 16th minute, Juan Luis Vega made a precise shot to the right of Amaury Noboa. La Romana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Julio Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Peñalba having to interfere. Amaury Noboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Ulloa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Ulloa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amaury Noboa having to make a save. La Romana's Amaury Noboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Ulloa in the 34th minute of play. Lázaro Peñalba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Zapata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Luis Vega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Juan Luis Vega hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Romana's Jenaro Silva pulled a muscle in his back after 42 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Tilson Caamaño's late challenge caught a La Romana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tilson Caamaño helped the player get up and apologised. Juan Luis Vega's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amaury Noboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The La Romana players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Garabito were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Juan Luis Vega made the kick off in the second half. When Juan Luis Vega came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Garabito 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 Juan Luis Vega couldn't finish the play. Norberto Ulloa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Amaury Noboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Garabito's Flavio Soto got a free kick in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, La Romana's Julio Zapata got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute Patrick Palacios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Peñalba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Juan Luis Vega 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. Norberto Ulloa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Amaury Noboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to La Romana getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Aquilino Schultz hit a great ball. Randor Albright hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Amaury Noboa made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Norberto Ulloa sent off a good shot on target. Amaury Noboa made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Norberto Ulloa sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th match minute, La Romana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Pérez to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Odalis Guillén from long distance, 90 minutes into the match, got Amaury Noboa's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a rather tough play, La Romana's Carlos Pérez got a free kick in the 93rd minute. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 95th minute, but Amaury Noboa got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving La Romana hanging dry this time. When the match was over Garabito could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than La Romana throughout the match.