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Santa Lucia
Spectators: 7314 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 100) Ovidio Zelaya started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Ovidio Zelaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Guzman was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa's Roman Parajewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Botello in the 11th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 13th minute. Penalty! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Earby. Januario Aguilar stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roman Parajewski. 0-1. Roman Parajewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Botello in the 18th minute of the match. If Ovidio Zelaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute of the match, Ovidio Zelaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Victor Guzman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Ovidio Zelaya took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Victor Guzman to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ovidio Zelaya in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Victor Guzman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th match minute, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Pacheco to maneuver through the defense. After 41 played minutes Earby got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Botello. 46 minutes into the match, Earby's goalkeeper Victor Guzman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidio Zelaya. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudio Botello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Victor Guzman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ovidio Zelaya's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After 61 minutes, Ovidio Zelaya made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Earby's Victor Guzman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 64 played minutes Earby got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Melendez. Domen Grubelnik's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victor Guzman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa were awarded a corner. Arturo Pacheco went to the cornerflag to take it. 71 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa's goalkeeper Roman Parajewski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abraham Rivas. Victor Guzman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domen Grubelnik's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Ernesto Ramirez made a precise shot to the right of Victor Guzman. Earby's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. The audience was convinced that Domen Grubelnik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Guzman was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Roman Parajewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Botello in the 84th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Domen Grubelnik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Guzman was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After 91 minutes, Odir Serrano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Earby and the Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Odir Serrano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa's Domen Grubelnik fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Rony Gamero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Guzman having to interfere. Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.