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Cartago Lito Perez
Spectators: 6804 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baltazar Colon got the match started through his kick off. Baltazar Colon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Heriberto Mesa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Montoya having to interfere. Heriberto Mesa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Montoya having to interfere. Naranjo's Israel Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Colon in the 11th minute of play. Heriberto Mesa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baltazar Colon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Montoya having to interfere. Heriberto Mesa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Montoya having to interfere. Naranjo's Israel Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Colon in the 22nd minute of play. If Alfredo Cespedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltazar Colon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Israel Montoya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Tuto Leon charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tuto Leon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, Naranjo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuto Leon to maneuver through the defense. A long shot from Jorge Pacheco in the 43rd minute of play was well struck, but Israel Montoya made a really good save at the right post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bryan Molina made a kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Cartago FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Naranjo:s goal. When the match had been going on for 54 minutes, Naranjo's Alvin Rojas got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jesus Kamakiri. Jesus Kamakiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Molina, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A collision led to Cartago FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Celso Echeverria hit a great ball. Alfredo Cespedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Kamakiri having to interfere. When Omar Oviedo fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cartago FC's protests and gave Omar Oviedo a yellow card for diving instead. Heriberto Mesa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Israel Montoya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 68 played minutes Naranjo got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Colon. The supporters of Cartago FC booed when Naranjo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryan Molina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guillermo Echeverri lost his temper 72 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Thanks to some nice moves Alfredo Cespedes could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Jesus Kamakiri however easily saved by the left post. Alfredo Cespedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesus Kamakiri having to interfere. The supporters of Naranjo booed when Cartago FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celso Echeverria didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvin Rojas was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Cespedes got free with Jesus Kamakiri in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd of the match, Bryan Molina tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Jesus Kamakiri got in the way and made a wonderful save. After a defensive mix-up in Cartago FC's zone, Bryan Molina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesus Kamakiri came out of the goal and Bryan Molina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bryan Molina was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Naranjo's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Celso Echeverria fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cartago FC's protests and gave Celso Echeverria a yellow card for diving instead. In the 98th minute, Celso Echeverria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Enrique Colon fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Naranjo's protests and gave Enrique Colon a yellow card for diving instead. The Naranjo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.