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Dominical Liberia
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexis Quiros got the match started through his kick off. Grecia AFC's Israel Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelin Zamora in the 4th minute of play. Manuel Chamberlain shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 11th minute Angelin Zamora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Israel Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Israel Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelin Zamora in the 18th minute of the match. David Ledezma hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Santiago Mejias's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Israel Navarro - 1-0 was put on the score board in the 20th minute. If Alexis Quiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Echavarria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Israel Navarro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dominical's zone, Otilio Millot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Warner Hurtado came out of the goal and Otilio Millot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Alexis Quiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grecia AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexis Quiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Warner Hurtado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute, Angelin Zamora fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Israel Navarro, passed just outside the right post. Angelin Zamora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Navarro having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelin Zamora was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Grecia AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Echavarria came free, but Israel Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rdth minute of the game Angelin Zamora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grecia AFC's Israel Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Warner Hurtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otilio Millot in the 56th minute. Leonel Piedra charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Piedra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonel Piedra hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Otilio Millot fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Warner Hurtado, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, Dominical's Warner Hurtado got control of the ball when Otilio Millot tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 69 played minutes Dominical got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Piedra. Otilio Millot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Warner Hurtado having to interfere. After having played for 77 minutes, Angelin Zamora managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dominical's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelin Zamora was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 78th minute, Manuel Chamberlain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelin Zamora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose Echavarria fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Navarro having to interfere. Alexis Quiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Warner Hurtado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th match minute, Grecia AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Chamberlain to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute of the match Santiago Mejias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Israel Navarro skillfully saved the ball. Grecia AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.