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Santa Ana Arriba
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Amaya made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th match minute, Volcán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Ramírez to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Volcán's Cesar Toledano got control of the ball when José Amaya tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonidas De Diego received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ramon Palma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute of the match Hector Quintero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cesar Toledano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Leonidas De Diego charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonidas De Diego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Volcán getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Leonidas De Diego hit a great ball. José Amaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Cesar Toledano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Santa Ana Arriba got a freekick which was hit by Tomaso Escalona. Heraclides Quintero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesar Toledano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Amaya in the 42nd minute of play forced Volcán's goalkeeper Cesar Toledano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Giancarlo Cedeño was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Ana Arriba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Volcán the free kick. After the first half Volcán were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonidas Jaen made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Santa Ana Arriba's Rolando Trejos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cesar Toledano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Santa Ana Arriba's Ramon Palma got control of the ball when Eduardo Navarro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Ana Arriba's goalkeeper Ramon Palma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leonidas Jaen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduardo Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Palma having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduardo Navarro got free with Ramon Palma in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the game, Heraclides Quintero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Ana Arriba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Volcán the free kick. After 69 played minutes Santa Ana Arriba got a freekick which was hit by Heraclides Quintero. In the 72nd minute, José Amaya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesar Toledano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Cesar Toledano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Amaya in the 77th minute of the match. Giancarlo Cedeño placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 86th minute, one of Volcán:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Volcán. Cesar Toledano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomaso Escalona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Volcán's zone, José Amaya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar Toledano came out of the goal and José Amaya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Volcán's zone, Rolando Trejos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesar Toledano came out of the goal and Rolando Trejos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Rolando Trejos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 105th minute, Rolando Trejos 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. Santa Ana Arriba walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.