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Northampton Stadium
Spectators: 6781 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 0) Northampton's Omar Díaz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Oswaldo Botello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Pérez in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Pablo Pérez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oswaldo Botello. Northampton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Pérez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Oswaldo Botello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrés Rodriguez in the 10th minute of the match. Erick Villatoro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Waldir Cabrera made a huge save. After having played for 13 minutes, Andrés Rodriguez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Whitechapel United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrés Rodriguez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14thth minute of the game Pablo Pérez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Northampton's Oswaldo Botello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oswaldo Botello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Pérez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Andrés Rodriguez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Whitechapel United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sarbelio Suarez charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sarbelio Suarez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Sarbelio Suarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldir Cabrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Díaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Erick Villatoro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Waldir Cabrera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 36th minute of the match, Omar Díaz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Waldir Cabrera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Antonio Alferez kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Andrés Rodriguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Northampton's David Moreno pulled a muscle in his leg after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Eliseo Hidalgo charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Hidalgo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, Whitechapel United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Hidalgo to maneuver through the defense. Waldir Cabrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erick Villatoro in the 73rd minute of play. Eliseo Hidalgo was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Eliseo Hidalgo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After 77 played minutes, Northampton's Ronald Moreno shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Waldir Cabrera 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 Northampton reached it. If Pablo Pérez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erick Villatoro in the 87th minute of play forced Whitechapel United's goalkeeper Waldir Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Northampton's Omar Díaz got a free kick in the 90th minute. Andrés Rodriguez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Oswaldo Botello skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Whitechapel United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Whitechapel United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.