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Match Report
Gariché
Spectators: 6797 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moisés Sánchez got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Chiriquí Grande F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael De Diego to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giancarlo Navarro during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes Gariché got a freekick which was hit by Giancarlo Navarro. Alejandro Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Carranza having to interfere. Reggie Bermudez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joe Escalona read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. José Gomez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Escalona having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gariché's Ivan Vergara got a free kick in the 19th minute. Reggie Bermudez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Joe Escalona made a huge save. Pablo Carranza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Sánchez in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Gariché defense, Moisés Sánchez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pablo Carranza. The Gariché fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pablo Carranza should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chiriquí Grande F.C.'s goalkeeper Joe Escalona, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Gomez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Joe Escalona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gariché's Pablo Carranza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Arias in the 41st minute of play. Alejandro Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Carranza having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The wind increased when José Gomez made the kick off in the second half. Pablo Carranza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Sánchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Alejandro Arias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pablo Carranza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Carranza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moisés Sánchez in the 59th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Moisés Sánchez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Carranza. Gariché's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moisés Sánchez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 68th minute Moisés Sánchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Carranza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reggie Bermudez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Joe Escalona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Chiriquí Grande F.C.'s Alejandro Arias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pablo Carranza. Pablo Carranza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. If Alejandro Arias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alejandro Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 94 minutes of play, Chiriquí Grande F.C.'s Alejandro Arias made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Carranza was left in no man's land by his defense there!
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