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Match Report
Bocas Town
Spectators: 6810 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1810, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Milton Diaz took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Hector Carrillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wiliam Gomez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hector Lozano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Luis Quirós made a huge save. Wilfredo Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Hector Carrillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrechos CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Carrillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wiliam Gomez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Bocas Town's Leonidas Vergara got a free kick in the 13th minute. Hector Carrillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Wiliam Gomez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bocas Town's Wiliam Gomez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milton Diaz in the 18th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bocas Town's Juan Fernandez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luis Quirós. That made the score 1-1 after 19 minutes of play. The supporters of Bocas Town booed when Arrechos CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomaso Mendoza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Quirós made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Hector Lozano sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, Miguel Cedeño was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arrechos CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bocas Town the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Arrechos CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Cedeño to maneuver through the defense. Hector Lozanos short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Luis Quirós to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luis Quirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Fernandez in the 35th minute of the match. Luis Quirós made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Lozano in the 36th minute. Tomaso Mendoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juan Fernandez was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Arrechos CF's Giancarlo Castillero got a free kick in the 56th minute. Juan Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Arrechos CF's zone, Hector Lozano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Quirós came out of the goal and Hector Lozano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Hector Lozano came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Bocas Town fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hector Lozano couldn't finish the play. Hector Carrillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Gomez having to interfere. Hector Carrillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hector Carrillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Gomez having to interfere. Hector Carrillo scored 1-2 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wiliam Gomez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Bocas Town supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arrechos CF's performance. The match ended with a win for Arrechos CF.
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