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Santa Rita Arriba Es
Spectators: 6792 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 0) Moisés Vergara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Santa Rita Arriba's Cheito García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Trejos in the 4th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Santa Rita Arriba got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Spadafora. In the 8th minute, Jose Lao sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Santa Rita Arriba's Cheito García didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Mora in the 10th minute of play forced Santa Rita Arriba's goalkeeper Cheito García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Spadafora kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Jorge Sánchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonidas Herrera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Rita Arriba's zone, Emanuel Mora stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheito García came out of the goal and Emanuel Mora tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santa Rita Arriba's Cheito García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Mora in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Trejos in the 23rd minute of play forced Santa Rita Arriba's goalkeeper Cheito García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sioguí Arriba's Elias Ramos got a free kick in the 26th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Marcos Cedeño managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sioguí Arriba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcos Cedeño was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonidas Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Vergara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Julio Trejos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheito García saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santa Rita Arriba's Cheito García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Trejos in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Trejos in the 42nd minute of play forced Santa Rita Arriba's goalkeeper Cheito García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Emanuel Mora to make the kick off. Emanuel Mora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Cheito García tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jorge Sánchez scored 1-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonidas Herrera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Sioguí Arriba's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Vergara came free, but Leonidas Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Aizprua hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Giancarlo Carranza charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giancarlo Carranza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonidas Herrera went to the wrong direction when Felipe Trejos was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Julio Trejos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheito García having to interfere. Leonidas Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Sánchez in the 81st minute of the match. Moisés Vergara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonidas Herrera having to make a save. After 85 minutes, Cesar Mora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sioguí Arriba and the Santa Rita Arriba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cesar Mora kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Cesar Mora kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sioguí Arriba's zone, Moisés Vergara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonidas Herrera came out of the goal and Moisés Vergara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Jorge Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa Rita Arriba's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Sánchez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonidas Herrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moisés Vergara in the 93rd minute of play forced Sioguí Arriba's goalkeeper Leonidas Herrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Sánchez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Leonidas Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Santa Rita Arriba fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sioguí Arriba had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.