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María Chiquita
Spectators: 6785 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Totin Rios started the match with the kick off. Franklin Escobar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Toledano in the 4th minute. 10 minutes into the match, María Chiquita's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Trejos came free, but Pablo Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, María Chiquita's Sebastián Peralta got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 16th match minute, Los Raspa Concho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Orozco to maneuver through the defense. Franklin Escobar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Totin Rios in the 17th minute of play. If Andres Trejos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alejandro Ortega charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Ortega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alejandro Ortega kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Jaime Trejos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Los Raspa Concho's Franklin Escobar got control of the ball when Pablo Toledano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, María Chiquita's Franklin Fernández got a free kick in the 37th minute. After a defensive mix-up in María Chiquita's zone, Jaime Trejos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pablo Mota came out of the goal and Jaime Trejos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Pablo Toledano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Totin Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Escobar having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andres Trejos to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Totin Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Escobar was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. When Jaime Trejos came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Los Raspa Concho 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 Trejos couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, María Chiquita's Milton Nuñez got a free kick in the 60th minute. María Chiquita's Pablo Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Trejos in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Los Raspa Concho's goal looked a bit too open when Totin Rios came free, but Franklin Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Trejos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Pablo Mota made a huge save. In the 74th match minute, María Chiquita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorge De Leon to maneuver through the defense. Pablo Mota made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Jaime Trejos sent off a good shot on target. Franklin Escobar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Toledano in the 81st minute of play. Totin Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Franklin Escobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, Andres Trejos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Raspa Concho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Trejos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.