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Puerto Armuelles Est
Spectators: 6945 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Max Spadafora made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Gilberto Agurto made a precise shot to the right of Toto De Gracia. Puerto Armuelles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a little luck, Colón F.C.'s Ricardo Arias got control of the ball when Christian Arias tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Max Spadafora in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toto De Gracia saved Puerto Armuelles from getting behind. In the 12thth minute of the game Max Spadafora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Puerto Armuelles's Toto De Gracia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Pedro Trejos fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Puerto Armuelles's protests and gave Pedro Trejos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Puerto Armuelles getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Pedro Trejos hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Pedro Trejos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Spadafora in the 18th minute of play forced Puerto Armuelles's goalkeeper Toto De Gracia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Gilberto Agurto 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. Puerto Armuelles's Toto De Gracia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Agurto in the 37th minute of play. Marcos Ulloa hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Toto De Gracia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Agurto, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Max Spadafora in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Toto De Gracia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Toto De Gracia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Max Cedeño's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martín Amaya made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Agurto got free with Toto De Gracia in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toto De Gracia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Cedeño in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Gilberto Agurto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Toto De Gracia, passed just outside the right post. 60 minutes into the match, Colón F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martín Amaya came free, but Ricardo Arias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Puerto Armuelles's Toto De Gracia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Max Spadafora in the 65th minute of play. Max Spadafora was extremely unlucky when he, in the 68th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Carrillo during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Puerto Armuelles:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colón F.C.:s goal. Puerto Armuelles:s Toto De Gracia showed great skill when he stopped Luchito Arauz:s penalty. Colón F.C.'s Gilberto Agurto got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Ulloa was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Marcos Ulloa kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Max Spadafora in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toto De Gracia saved Puerto Armuelles from getting behind. Gilberto Agurto 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 Toto De Gracia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Max Spadafora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Puerto Armuelles's Toto De Gracia got control of the ball when Gilberto Agurto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luchito Arauz kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Toto De Gracia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Spadafora in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Max Spadafora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toto De Gracia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toto De Gracia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Spadafora in the 97th minute of the match.