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Tenares Arena
Spectators: 6874 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isandro Lagos kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Matthew Mejía made a precise shot to the right of Vinicio Heureaux. Tenares CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Duaner Barreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rogerio Bustamante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Salazar having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Punta Cana's zone, Rogerio Bustamante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Salazar came out of the goal and Rogerio Bustamante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duaner Barreiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guillermo Salazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isandro Lagos in the 22nd minute of play. Duaner Barreiro struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Vinicio Heureaux didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Punta Cana. If Rogerio Bustamante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Tenares CF's Mel Briceño got a free kick in the 30th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Liver Radford during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Liver Radford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthew Mejía received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Vinicio Heureaux tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, Punta Cana's goal looked a bit too open when Isandro Lagos came free, but Guillermo Salazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Max Abreu hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Duaner Barreiro made the kick off in the second half. Punta Cana's Guillermo Salazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isandro Lagos in the 54th minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Isandro Lagos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Punta Cana's Guillermo Salazar. Guillermo Salazar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Matthew Mejía had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duaner Barreiro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 60th minute. Punta Cana's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Isandro Lagos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guillermo Salazar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Punta Cana's zone, Rogerio Bustamante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Salazar came out of the goal and Rogerio Bustamante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guillermo Salazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogerio Bustamante in the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Matthew Mejía managed to get in a good position for a shot. Punta Cana's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthew Mejía was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinicio Heureaux breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th match minute, Punta Cana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eder Ellis to maneuver through the defense. If Rogerio Bustamante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Duaner Barreiro 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. If Jack Calderón had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Duaner Barreiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Punta Cana's goal looked a bit too open when Rogerio Bustamante came free, but Guillermo Salazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.