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Spectators: 7141 (Terracing: 5303, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emerson Fernandez kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Oscar Padilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. kevin f.c.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Oscar Padilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antonio Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Fernandez in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Oscar Padilla 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. After 15 minutes, Daniel Gallegos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the kevin f.c. and the Nazarenos players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to kevin f.c. getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Daniel Gallegos hit a great ball. Carlos Padilla was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Nazarenos's Diego Paz got a free kick in the 19th minute. With his leg Antonio Barragan managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when kevin f.c.'s Libardo Torres fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Libardo Torres came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the kevin f.c. 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 Libardo Torres couldn't finish the play. Antonio Barragan was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Oscar Padilla capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oscar Padilla really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Antonio Mondragon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilmer Bentos, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Antonio Barragan had great luck who in the 37thth minute grab hold of the ball when Oscar Padilla from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When Oscar Padilla came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the kevin f.c. 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 Oscar Padilla couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Fernandez in the 47th minute of play forced kevin f.c.'s goalkeeper Antonio Mondragon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Padilla to make the kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Emerson Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nazarenos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emerson Fernandez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emerson Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilmer Bentos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Emerson Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nazarenos's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Mondragon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Gallegos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 71 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, one of kevin f.c.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for kevin f.c.. Emerson Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Antonio Mondragon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nazarenos's Wilmer Bentos got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emerson Fernandez in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antonio Mondragon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Antonio Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Libardo Torres in the 87th minute of play forced Nazarenos's goalkeeper Antonio Barragan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilmer Bentos in the 89th minute. Libardo Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Libardo Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Selvin Anaya hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Carlos Padilla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonio Mondragon having to make a save. Nazarenos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.