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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Reggie Herrera in the 7th minute of play forced Vanguardia FC's goalkeeper Robert Jurăscu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Alejandro De Leon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vanguardia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Miguel Carrillo made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Real Panama CF's Andres Orozco. Robert Jurăscu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reggie Herrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Vanguardia FC's Alberto Cedeño got a free kick in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Totin Perez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fabio Paredes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Francesco Zapata could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Robert Jurăscu made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Real Panama CF's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro De Leon came free, but Fabio Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Panama CF's Fabio Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Totin Perez in the 26th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Totin Perez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vanguardia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Andres Muñoz's late challenge caught a Real Panama CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andres Muñoz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Real Panama CF booed when Vanguardia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Muñoz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th match minute, Vanguardia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Totin Perez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Totin Perez in the 46th minute of play forced Real Panama CF's goalkeeper Fabio Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Totin Mendieta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Paredes. Real Panama CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Totin Mendieta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After the first half Vanguardia FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolás García stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Real Panama CF's Fabio Paredes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Real Panama CF from getting a goal against them. Real Panama CF's Nicolás García got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Totin Mendieta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vanguardia FC made a substitution. Humberto Vergara replaced Fernando Urane. In the 66th minute, Totin Mendieta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabio Paredes. The goal made the score 0-5. Reggie Herrera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabio Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Totin Mendieta in the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Totin Mendieta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabio Paredes. The goal made the score 0-6. Real Panama CF's Fabio Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Totin Mendieta in the 77th minute of play. Fabio Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Totin Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Nicolás García shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Jurăscu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Vanguardia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Briceño to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the game, Alejandro De Leon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Fabio Paredes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 90 played minutes Vanguardia FC got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Cedeño. 97 minutes into the game, Reggie Herrera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Panama CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vanguardia FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Real Panama CF's Reggie Herrera got a free kick in the 97th minute. The Vanguardia FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vanguardia FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.