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Match Report
Palmar
Spectators: 6795 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 0) Rigoberto Lara made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Otoniel Fallas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cartago's supporters rose to their feet, but Otoniel Fallas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maikol Matute breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alan Coto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Otoniel Moya fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cartago's protests and gave Otoniel Moya a yellow card for diving instead. Rigoberto Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maikol Matute having to interfere. Marco Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Varela succeeded in the game's 36th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. A collision led to Palmar getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Maikol Alfaro hit a great ball. If Rigoberto Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marco Varela to make the kick off. Otoniel Fallas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Maikol Matute skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Maikol Matute didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 56th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. If Otoniel Fallas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Rigoberto Lara came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Cartago fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rigoberto Lara couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Palmar's Bennie Villegas got a free kick in the 64th minute. Maikol Matute showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Lara in the 66th minute of the match. The supporters of Palmar booed when Cartago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otoniel Moya didn't get a good kick on the ball. If David Guevara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Guevara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alan Coto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Varela hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Otoniel Fallas 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. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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