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estadio olimpico
Spectators: 7911 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredo Vinosis made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Vinosis in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Alfaro saved Motagua from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Mena in the 18th minute of play forced Motagua's goalkeeper Manuel Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Alfaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Mena in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Motagua getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Ismael Alferez hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Alfredo Vinosis 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. If Alfredo Vinosis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 36 minutes, Andrés Huezo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pocklington and the Motagua players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Pocklington's Edwin Castro got control of the ball when Pedro Hidalgo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Edwin Castro managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Motagua's Pedro Hidalgo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Eraldo Díaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Alfaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Vinosis in the 47th minute of the match.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Meza during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jorge Meza hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Alfredo Vinosis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Pocklington's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Díaz came free, but Edwin Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fidel Mena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Manuel Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Díaz in the 68th minute of play forced Pocklington's goalkeeper Edwin Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alonso Rosales fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motagua's protests and gave Alonso Rosales a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave Pocklington a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Will Bermudez, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Motagua's Manuel Alfaro. 1-2. Pocklington's Edwin Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Alferez in the 80th minute of play. Manuel Alfaro made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Fidel Mena sent off a good shot on target. When Ismael Alferez was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. After 86 played minutes, Pocklington's Will Bermudez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manuel Alfaro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pocklington reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Vinosis in the 90th minute of play forced Motagua's goalkeeper Manuel Alfaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saul Escalante during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Pocklington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Escalante to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Richard Batres 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. Fidel Mena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Manuel Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.