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Nata Estadio
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enrique Garcia started the match with the kick off. Milton Arias hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Ivan Ramirez came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Chito Jrs 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 Ivan Ramirez couldn't finish the play. In the 7th match minute, Nata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Quiros to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Ramírez having to interfere. A collision led to Nata getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Carlos Muñoz hit a great ball. Beto Sánchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chito Jrs's goalkeeper Rolando Espino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Christian Quiros fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chito Jrs's protests and gave Christian Quiros a yellow card for diving instead. Christian Quiros hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Marcos Ramírez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Ramirez in the 18th minute of play. Marcos Arauz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Ramírez having to interfere. Rolando Espino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Garcia's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elias Batista during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After taking down the ball on Chito Jrs's corner Gilberto Bermudez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcos Ramírez quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Enrique Garcia took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Rolando Espino to make any attempt to save it. Beto Sánchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rolando Espino having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivan Ramirez to make the kick off. Marcos Arauz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcos Ramírez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Marcos Arauz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Marcos Ramírez made a huge save. In the 58th minute Enrique Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolando Espino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rolando Espino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Ramírez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Arauz in the 61st minute. Rolando Espino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Garcia in the 64th minute of play. Beto Sánchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Enrique Garcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolando Espino was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrique Garcia in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rolando Espino saved Chito Jrs from getting behind. With his leg Marcos Ramírez managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Chito Jrs's Marcos Arauz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nata's Marcos Ramírez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Nata from getting a goal against them. Rolando Espino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Sánchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Marcos Ramírez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Ramirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Elias Batista got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Beto Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nata's supporters rose to their feet, but Beto Sánchez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rolando Espino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Humberto Quiros hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Marcos Arauz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nata's Marcos Ramírez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Nata from getting a goal against them. In the 98th minute, Ulpiano Toledano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 99 minutes into the match, Chito Jrs's Gilberto Bermudez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.