League

Montezuma Puntarenas
Spectators: 6793 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodoro Rosabal started the match with the kick off. With 3 minutes on the clock, Ruben Porras commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Montezuma AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Herradura:s goal. In the 10thth minute of the game Teodoro Rosabal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montezuma AFC's Elias Morera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teodoro Rosabal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elias Morera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Freddy Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Freddy Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Montezuma AFC defense, Teodoro Rosabal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Morera. The Montezuma AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Morera should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Herradura booed when Montezuma AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Alfaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Salvador Alfaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelin Solera's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elias Morera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Teodoro Rosabal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute Freddy Sanchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Morera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Ismael Carrillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anacleto Maroto was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Anacleto Maroto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nery Castillo was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 59th minute, Mario Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, Herradura's Angelin Solera tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Freddy Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Morera having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Montezuma AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Rosabal came free, but Elias Morera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anacleto Maroto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernesto Blanco struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nery Castillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montezuma AFC. Anacleto Maroto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Nery Castillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anacleto Maroto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nery Castillo having to make a save. Anacleto Maroto kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With a little luck, Montezuma AFC's Elias Morera got control of the ball when Freddy Sanchez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Montezuma AFC's Elias Morera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Rosabal in the 97th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Herradura walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.