El Macano Estad
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Andrés Murillo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francesco Castillo's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Rolando Henríguez hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Francesco Castillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Moisés Corral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azael Bermudez, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Azael Bermudez in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Moisés Corral saved Macano F.C from getting behind. After 17 minutes, Javier Fernández mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Macano F.C and the Cañazas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Javier Fernández hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Azael Bermudez hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Gilberto Agurto charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Agurto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Macano F.C getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gilberto Agurto hit a great ball. Francesco Castillo took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrés Murillo. Andrés Murillo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 27 minutes into the game, Francesco Castillo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrés Murillo. Francesco Castillo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Franklin Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Javier Fernández managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Macano F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Fernández was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Javier Fernández sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cañazas's goalkeeper Andrés Murillo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Cañazas's goalkeeper Andrés Murillo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Javier Fernández. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabio Arauz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Cañazas were awarded a corner. Martín Sánchez went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Rolando Henríguez managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 57th minute, Gustavo Trejos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Arauz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Moisés Corral skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Castillo in the 67th minute of play forced Cañazas's goalkeeper Andrés Murillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Arauz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moisés Corral having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Javier Fernández 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 72nd minute Javier Fernández shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrés Murillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moisés Corral made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Fabio Arauz sent off a good shot on target. If Javier Fernández had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Macano F.C booed when Cañazas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Arauz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moisés Corral was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Fabio Arauz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabio Arauz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Francesco Castillo charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francesco Castillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th minute, Francesco Castillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Cañazas booed when Macano F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Benavides didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Martín Sánchez 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 94th minute Martín Sánchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Corral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Cañazas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Alfaro to maneuver through the defense.
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