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La Villa De Los Sant
Spectators: 5020 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giancarlo Castro kicked off to start the match. José Ortega kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Giancarlo Castro might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolás Sánchez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giancarlo Castro ran back to his position shaking his head. After 18 minutes of play, Río De Jesús's Giancarlo Castro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolás Sánchez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Río De Jesús's goalkeeper Juan Spadafora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Alfaro. Giancarlo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Giancarlo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Giancarlo Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Deportivo Victoriano! Nicolás Sánchez went to the wrong direction when Ramón Moscoso was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After the first half Río De Jesús were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Paredes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomás Pinilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guillermo Morris kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Tomás Pinilla came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Río De Jesús 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 Tomás Pinilla couldn't finish the play. Giancarlo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 72 minutes, Jonathan Paredes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Victoriano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Paredes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 74th minute Gabriel Alfaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Spadafora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Paredes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomás Pinilla was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 80th minute. Río De Jesús's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Nicolás Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giancarlo Castro in the 80th minute of the match. Giancarlo Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Deportivo Victoriano's goal looked a bit too open when Giancarlo Castro came free, but Nicolás Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th match minute, Deportivo Victoriano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Ortega to maneuver through the defense. Río De Jesús played a much better game than Deportivo Victoriano and deserved their victory. The Deportivo Victoriano players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.