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Bayaguana
Spectators: 6859 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Humberto De Mónica took the kick off in the first half of the match. Humberto De Mónica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Alcántara having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Tony Zapata made a precise shot to the right of Osvaldo Alcántara. Bayaguana UF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arthur Pardo charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arthur Pardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, Germosén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arthur Pardo to maneuver through the defense. When Tony Zapata came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Germosén 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 Tony Zapata couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Tony Zapata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germosén's supporters rose to their feet, but Tony Zapata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osvaldo Alcántara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 30th match minute, Bayaguana UF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingo Gamboa to maneuver through the defense. Bayaguana UF's Osvaldo Alcántara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Zapata in the 31st minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Tony Zapata notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bayaguana UF's Osvaldo Alcántara. Osvaldo Alcántara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tony Zapata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matty Rosales during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 43 minutes into the game, one of Bayaguana UF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Osvaldo Alcántara went to the wrong direction when Merkin Lara was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacobo Centeno to make the kick off. Tony Zapata didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-3 via right post in the game's 51st minute. Germosén's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! After 56 minutes, Merkin Lara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germosén and the Bayaguana UF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bayaguana UF booed when Germosén was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Merkin Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jacobo Centeno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Germosén getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alcibíades Crespo hit a great ball. Bayaguana UF's Lisandro Burgos got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tony Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldo Alcántara having to interfere. Tony Zapata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Humberto De Mónica in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Osvaldo Alcántara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tony Zapata in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Osvaldo Alcántara, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Osvaldo Alcántara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto De Mónica in the 84th minute of the match. Tony Zapatas short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Osvaldo Alcántara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Osvaldo Alcántara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto De Mónica in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Germosén left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bayaguana UF.