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Santa Ana Arriba
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Amaya got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Santa Ana Arriba getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tomaso Escalona hit a great ball. If Gustavo Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute Jaime Morris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Palma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Jaime Morris made a precise shot to the right of Ramon Palma. Santa Ana Arriba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Santa Ana Arriba's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Morris came free, but Ramon Palma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramon Palma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Morris in the 18th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rolando Trejos got free with Monchi Moscoso in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th match minute, Bajo Boquete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Amaya to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute of the match Giancarlo Cedeño sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Monchi Moscoso skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Amaya in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Monchi Moscoso saved Bajo Boquete from getting behind. Felix Navarro hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. With his leg Monchi Moscoso managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Santa Ana Arriba's Rolando Trejos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Bajo Boquete getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Emanuel Amaya hit a great ball. Rolando Trejos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Monchi Moscoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Morris was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, Bajo Boquete's Ramon Palma threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jaime Morris, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Santa Ana Arriba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Gustavo Murillo scored to the left of an out of position Ramon Palma, making the score, 0-2. 64 minutes into the match, Bajo Boquete's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Trejos came free, but Monchi Moscoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jaime Morris came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Bajo Boquete 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 Jaime Morris couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd match minute, Santa Ana Arriba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Quirós to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes in the game, Gustavo Murillo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ramon Palma having to interfere. Rolando Trejos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, José Amaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Ana Arriba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Eloy Herbruger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bajo Boquete's supporters rose to their feet, but Eloy Herbruger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramon Palma breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Monchi Moscoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Amaya's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Ramon Palma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo Murillo in the 92nd minute. Gustavo Murillo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Ramon Palma when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bajo Boquete's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.