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Alcalde Díaz Estadio
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Juan Valdez got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Herbruger in the 6th minute of play forced Alcalde Díaz's goalkeeper Ramón Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 11 in the game by Emanuel Trejos from a close distance when the talented Rafael Tello managed to make a qualified save. Escobal's players were relieved. Alcalde Díaz's Ramón Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Valdez in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Miguel Quintero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute of the match Pablo Gil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Ramos skillfully saved the ball. Miguel Quintero charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Quintero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alcalde Díaz fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! Alcalde Díaz:s Ramón Ramos showed great skill when he stopped Pablo Gil:s penalty. After having played for 23 minutes, Guillermo Herbruger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillermo Herbruger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafael Tello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Garcia in the 32nd minute of play. Alcalde Díaz's Ramón Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Herbruger in the 38th minute of play. After 40 played minutes Escobal got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Moscoso. Pedro Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Tello having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pedro Garcia was the one to do the kick off. Américo Spadafora's late challenge caught a Alcalde Díaz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Américo Spadafora helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Escobal getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Américo Spadafora hit a great ball. Juan Valdez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Alcalde Díaz's Alberto Henríguez got a free kick in the 64th minute. 66 minutes in the game Pablo Gil after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Ramón Ramos. A very good opportunity. Alcalde Díaz's Ramón Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Alcalde Díaz from getting a goal against them. Alcalde Díaz's Ramón Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Valdez in the 77th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Lorenzo Murillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramón Ramos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Juan Valdez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 88 minute of play. Ramón Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Valdez in the 93rd minute of play. Ramón Ramos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guillermo Herbruger went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The Alcalde Díaz supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Escobal's performance. The match ended with a win for Escobal.