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Orotina Puntarenas
Spectators: 6804 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 0) Alain Pinto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alexander Morera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, la Fortuna FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Pinto came free, but Diego Cordero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Orotina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willy Sanabria to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Orotina getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mainor Kamakiri hit a great ball. Abelardo Rivera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Cruz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Orotina's Willy Sanabria got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Anselmo Oreamuno's late challenge caught a la Fortuna FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anselmo Oreamuno helped the player get up and apologised. Anselmo Oreamuno hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Abelardo Rivera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The la Fortuna FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 29th minute, la Fortuna FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alain Pinto fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Baltazar Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Morera in the 32nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Orotina's zone, Abelardo Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baltazar Cruz came out of the goal and Abelardo Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Orotina's goalkeeper Baltazar Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chunche Davila got free with Diego Cordero in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Morera in the 40th minute of play forced Orotina's goalkeeper Baltazar Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Orotina's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Rivera came free, but Baltazar Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Orotina's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Morera came free, but Baltazar Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baltazar Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Morera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Orotina players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. la Fortuna FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abelardo Rivera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Orotina's Baltazar Cruz got control of the ball when Alexander Morera tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Orotina's Alain Pinto in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye la Fortuna FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alexander Moreras short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Baltazar Cruz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Alain Pinto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Cordero was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. If Alain Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. la Fortuna FC's Diego Cordero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Pinto in the 77th minute of play. Abelardo Rivera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Baltazar Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute Abelardo Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of la Fortuna FC booed when Orotina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mainor Kamakiri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abelardo Rivera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexander Morera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Cruz having to interfere. Alexander Morera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baltazar Cruz having to interfere. Abelardo Rivera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abelardo Rivera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Anselmo Oreamuno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The la Fortuna FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing la Fortuna FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.