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Match Report
Santo Domingo
Spectators: 6851 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 0) Eude Espínola made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Jack Pujols hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Eleoncio Rincón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franquelis Peralta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eude Espínola, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Paolo Patterson kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Jafet Lozano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Robinson Montañas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franquelis Peralta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eude Espínola in the 25th minute of play. Robinson Montañas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jafet Lozano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Germán Solís took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Franquelis Peralta. Santo Domingo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eude Espínola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franquelis Peralta having to interfere. Robinson Montañas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleoncio Rincón, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Eude Espínola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franquelis Peralta was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa Rivas's goalkeeper Robinson Montañas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paolo Patterson during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Paolo Patterson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Villa Rivas's Robinson Montañas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleoncio Rincón in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 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 Eleoncio Rincón to make the kick off. Santo Domingo were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Villa Rivas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Donald Alford took the corner. Jafet Lozano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Robinson Montañas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eleoncio Rincón sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robinson Montañas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jafet Lozano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villa Rivas's Robinson Montañas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eleoncio Rincón in the 65th minute of play. Juan Oviedo hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Villa Rivas's goal looked a bit too open when Jafet Lozano came free, but Robinson Montañas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robinson Montañas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleoncio Rincón, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eude Espínola in the 74th minute of play forced Santo Domingo's goalkeeper Franquelis Peralta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Juan José Montañas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wandy Cañas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Franquelis Peralta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Villa Rivas booed when Santo Domingo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Monroy didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Winston Iturralde fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa Rivas's protests and gave Winston Iturralde a yellow card for diving instead. Winston Iturralde hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Santo Domingo's Eleoncio Rincón got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Paolo Patterson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robinson Montañas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jafet Lozano in the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Epifanio Umaña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo Domingo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villa Rivas the free kick. The supporters of Villa Rivas booed when Santo Domingo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epifanio Umaña didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robinson Montañas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleoncio Rincón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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