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Santa Ana Arriba Est
Spectators: 6775 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enrique Garcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Martín Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Enrique Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martín Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Fabio Bermudez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martín Castro in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabio Bermudez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 28th minute, Fernando Torrijos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute Julio Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Bermudez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Santa Ana Arriba's Fabio Bermudez threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Julio Mota, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Raul Espino kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to What F.C. getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Reggie Urane hit a great ball. Reggie Urane struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Emanuel Alfaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for What F.C.. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julio Mota to make the kick off. What F.C.'s Fabio Bermudez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martín Castro in the 52nd minute of play. After some careless play in the What F.C. defense, Julio Mota kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Bermudez. The What F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Bermudez should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Santa Ana Arriba's Javier Garcia De Paredes got a free kick in the 64th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francesco Peralta got free with Emanuel Alfaro in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santa Ana Arriba's Martín Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Santa Ana Arriba's Julio Mota in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye What F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 85th minute, one of What F.C.: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 What F.C.. If Julio Mota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santa Ana Arriba's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.