League

Los Rios
Spectators: 9183 (Terracing: 6889, Seating: 2112, VIP seats: 182) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rico Vela took the kick off in the first half of the match. Basilio Monroy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernie Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Bernie Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Basilio Monroy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustino Robledo might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Graciano Rincón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustino Robledo ran back to his position shaking his head. If Faustino Robledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basilio Monroy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timo Urrutia went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute, Los Rios AD's Manny Lugo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Graciano Rincón. Graciano Rincón yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Basilio Monroy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rico Vela, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 30 played minutes Los Rios AD got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Riveras. In the 33rd minute, Los Rios AD's Tilson Carbonell seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tilson Carbonell the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Los Rios AD protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tilson Carbonell had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 33rd minute of the game. One of Los Rios AD:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Valverde AD:s goal. Faustino Robledo kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Basilio Monroy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernie Herrera in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Los Rios AD's goal looked a bit too open when Timo Urrutia came free, but Basilio Monroy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Valverde AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleoncio Del Solar to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manny Lugo to make the kick off. Basilio Monroy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timo Urrutia, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Basilio Monroy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timo Urrutia in the 69th minute of the match. Ernesto Riveras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Graciano Rincón tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Valverde AD's Timo Urrutia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Basilio Monroy. Basilio Monroy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Basilio Monroy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernie Herrera in the 95th minute. Basilio Monroy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timo Urrutia in the 97th minute of play.