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Banica Parque
Spectators: 6874 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 0) Sebastián Arroyo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 11th minute, Apolinar Vela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Pueblo Viejo's Gilberto Howard in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Banica AD's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute, Banica AD's Juan José Roma seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Juan José Roma the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Banica AD protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Juan José Roma had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Jesús Torrealba walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The audience was convinced that Apolinar Vela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alonso Pineda was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After having played for 28 minutes, Humberto Espinosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pueblo Viejo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Espinosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Apolinar Vela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alonso Pineda. Banica AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Apolinar Vela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Howard in the 41st minute of play forced Banica AD's goalkeeper Alonso Pineda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Banica AD's zone, Apolinar Vela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alonso Pineda came out of the goal and Apolinar Vela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alonso Pineda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolinar Vela in the 45th minute of play. Alonso Pineda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Howard in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Gilberto Howard made the kick off in the second half. Apolinar Vela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Alonso Pineda made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Apolinar Vela 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. In the 68th match minute, Banica AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casimiro Arias to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Howard in the 71st minute of play forced Banica AD's goalkeeper Alonso Pineda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Apolinar Vela got free with Alonso Pineda in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Pueblo Viejo's Gilberto Howard in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Banica AD's goalie prevented a goal. If Apolinar Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apolinar Vela's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Alonso Pineda skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gilberto Howard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Apolinar Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Apolinar Vela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Gilberto Howard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonso Pineda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Banica AD's Alonso Pineda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Banica AD from getting a goal against them. If Gilberto Howard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pueblo Viejo's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.