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Perez Zeledon UCR
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teodoro Talamanca kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Mejias during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mario Mejias kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nelson Aguilar in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elvis Ramirez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 17th minute, Nelson Aguilar made a precise shot to the right of Elvis Ramirez. Perez Zeledon FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With his leg Orlando Chaclar managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Perez Zeledon FC's Clodomiro Guillen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Trontarius booed when Perez Zeledon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Solano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Perez Zeledon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Trejos came free, but Elvis Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nelson Aguilar in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elvis Ramirez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Isidoro Loria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elvis Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pancho Azofeifa in the 30th minute of the match. Elvis Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Aguilar in the 31st minute of play. Trontarius's Orlando Chaclar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Sanchez in the 37th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Perez Zeledon FC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Leiton. Isidoro Loria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Elvis Ramirez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Perez Zeledon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pancho Azofeifa came free, but Elvis Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trontarius's goalkeeper Orlando Chaclar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Perez Zeledon FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Trontarius were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pancho Azofeifa was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Loria got free with Elvis Ramirez in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronald Obando during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Clodomiro Guillen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Orlando Chaclar was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. If Nelson Aguilar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elvis Ramirez made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Nelson Aguilar sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Perez Zeledon FC's Elvis Ramirez got control of the ball when Nelson Aguilar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nelson Aguilar during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Trontarius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Aguilar to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Isidoro Loria 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. If Alexis Bolaños had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nelson Aguilar got free with Elvis Ramirez in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Perez Zeledon FC's Clodomiro Guillen got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Nelson Aguilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elvis Ramirez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Perez Zeledon FC's Elvis Ramirez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Bolaños in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Perez Zeledon FC's goalkeeper Elvis Ramirez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Marin. Elvis Ramirez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chunche Morera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute Alexis Bolaños shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Trontarius eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.