League

Nuevo San Juan
Spectators: 6785 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Calito Pimentel took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Calito Pimentel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atalaya's supporters rose to their feet, but Calito Pimentel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Escobar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuevo San Juan F.C.'s Gabriel Escobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calito Pimentel in the 11th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Calito Pimentel in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Escobar saved Nuevo San Juan F.C. from getting behind. Sergio Treviño charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergio Treviño the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Atalaya booed when Nuevo San Juan F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Treviño didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute Calito Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, one of Atalaya:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonidas Bermudez got free with Heraclides Moreno in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leonidas Bermudez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Pablo Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Nuevo San Juan F.C.'s Javier Tijero got a free kick in the 36th minute. If Moisés Pinilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, Nuevo San Juan F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Calito Pimentel came free, but Gabriel Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonidas Bermudez got free with Heraclides Moreno in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Perez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Atalaya's Heraclides Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonidas Bermudez in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Tomaso Villalobos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Treviño hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Nuevo San Juan F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Calito Pimentel came free, but Gabriel Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Atalaya booed when Nuevo San Juan F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulpiano Toledano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Calito Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gabriel Escobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuevo San Juan F.C.'s Gabriel Escobar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Nuevo San Juan F.C. from getting a goal against them. Heraclides Moreno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonidas Bermudez in the 77th minute of play. Leonidas Bermudez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pablo Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Heraclides Moreno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atalaya's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.