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Estadio Luti
Spectators: 6540 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1540, VIP seats: 0) Carbo's Anier Heli 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. In the 4th minute, Carbo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Santo Jorrin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Pascual Pinto fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esparta's protests and gave Pascual Pinto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Pascual Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Jorrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Paul having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Carbo's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Jorrin came free, but Zeledon Paul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dante Amaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santo Jorrin struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Zeledon Paul didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esparta. If Santo Jorrin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anier Heli in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquiles Ixona saved Esparta from getting behind. Francisco Ladio took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aquiles Ixona. Aquiles Ixona 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. If Santo Jorrin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46th play minutes Francisco Ladio shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Aquiles Ixona and just under the crossbar into goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santo Jorrin to make the kick off. Dante Amaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Zeledon Paul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Santo Jorrin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeledon Paul was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute Esparta were awarded a corner. Angelino Bermudez went to the cornerflag to take it. Francisco Ladio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Aquiles Ixona made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Amaya in the 70th minute of play forced Carbo's goalkeeper Zeledon Paul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santo Jorrin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeledon Paul having to interfere. Dante Amaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Zeledon Paul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santo Jorrin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Zeledon Paul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Francisco Ladio made a precise shot to the right of Aquiles Ixona. Esparta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Anier Heli took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Aquiles Ixona to make any attempt to save it. In the 92nd match minute, Carbo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Gartxot to maneuver through the defense. The Carbo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Carbo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.