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Grella
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Eraldo Díaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Motagua's supporters rose to their feet, but Eraldo Díaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnoldo Rico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gatwick FC's Arnoldo Rico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Meza in the 6th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Meza during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Pedro Hidalgo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eraldo Díaz took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnoldo Rico. Arnoldo Rico dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Motagua's Manuel Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Orozco in the 22nd minute of play. Arnoldo Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Díaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Gatwick FC's Agustin Lara got a free kick in the 28th minute. Eraldo Díaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Arnoldo Rico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Pedro Hidalgo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldo Rico. Gatwick FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Hidalgo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Motagua's Manuel Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Orozco in the 35th minute of play. Jorge Meza kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Manuel Alfaro was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Ismael Orozco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ismael Orozco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. If Pedro Hidalgo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pedro Hidalgo to make the kick off. With a little luck, Gatwick FC's Arnoldo Rico got control of the ball when Pedro Hidalgo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Orozco, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Orlando Villarreal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Alfaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, Gatwick FC's Nicolás Reyes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Alfaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Gatwick FC booed when Motagua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Alferez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Motagua's Manuel Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolás Reyes in the 66th minute of play. Nicolás Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Manuel Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Orozco, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Agustin Lara hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Agustin Lara hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Pedro Hidalgo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Rico having to interfere. Manuel Alfaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolás Reyes went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Arnoldo Rico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ismael Alferez in the 88th minute. If Pedro Hidalgo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Pedro Hidalgo 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 home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Gatwick FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Motagua for much of the match.