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Santa Rita Arriba
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s Luchito Moreno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Luchito Moreno 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. Jorge Muñoz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramón Vergara in the 8th minute. A collision led to Dolega getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Guillermo Escobar hit a great ball. If Ramón Vergara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Max Villalaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dolega the free kick. Max Villalaz hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Sergio Zambrano came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Dolega 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 Sergio Zambrano couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Santa Rita Arriba F.C. getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Humberto Fernandez hit a great ball. Jorge Muñoz made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Ramón Vergara sent off a good shot on target. Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s Toto Barrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Navarro in the 23rd minute of play. Luchito Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Muñoz having to interfere. Ramón Vergara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Dolega getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Guillermo Escobar hit a great ball. In the 31st minute of the match Humberto Fernandez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Muñoz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cesar Pérez kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Humberto Fernandez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 34th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Fernando Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 42ndth minute of the game Sergio Zambrano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s Toto Barrera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Santa Rita Arriba F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dolega were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergio Zambrano to make the kick off. Dolega's Fernando Navarro got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dolega's Jorge Muñoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramón Vergara in the 59th minute of play. When Dolega's Sergio Zambrano in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorge Muñoz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s Luchito Moreno shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dolega's zone, Ramón Vergara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Muñoz came out of the goal and Ramón Vergara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute of the match Max Villalaz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jorge Muñoz skillfully saved the ball. Toto Barrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Navarro in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dolega's goalkeeper Jorge Muñoz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Luchito Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Muñoz was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. If Fernando Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luchito Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Despite being the better team, Santa Rita Arriba F.C. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.