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La Concepción
Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hector Muñoz made the kick off which started today's match. Marcos Cedeño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilberto Villarreal having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in La Concepción's zone, Emanuel Mora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Villarreal came out of the goal and Emanuel Mora 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 Sioguí Arriba's zone, Luis Henríguez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonidas Herrera came out of the goal and Luis Henríguez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luis Henríguez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Leonidas Herrera made a huge save. If Luis Henríguez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Hector Muñoz in the 22nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A collision led to La Concepción getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Romel Villalobos hit a great ball. Romel Villalobos kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Jose Lao sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and La Concepción's Gilberto Villarreal didn't even have to move. Luis Henríguez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Leonidas Herrera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match had been going on for 32 minutes, La Concepción's Elias Trejos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Leonidas Herrera. If Emanuel Mora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuel Mora stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giancarlo Carranza charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giancarlo Carranza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sioguí Arriba getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Giancarlo Carranza hit a great ball. Hector Muñoz succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. In the 65thth minute of the game Hector Muñoz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sioguí Arriba's Leonidas Herrera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leonidas Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Muñoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Henríguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Trejos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Gilberto Villarreal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Nuñez kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Julio Trejos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gilberto Villarreal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Leonidas Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Muñoz in the 82nd minute of the match. La Concepción's Luis Henríguez got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 played minutes, La Concepción's Gabriel Mora shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leonidas Herrera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Concepción reached it. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Emanuel Mora took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Gilberto Villarreal to make any attempt to save it. The La Concepción support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.