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Río Rita
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolás Villalobos got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Garachiné F.C.'s zone, Nicolás Villalobos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eloy Fernandez came out of the goal and Nicolás Villalobos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Alfaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Beto Gomez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Eloy Fernandez was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Julio Murillo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julio Murillo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ulpiano Gomez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beto Gomez having to interfere. A collision led to Río Rita F.C. getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Wilfredo Vergara hit a great ball. If Nicolás Villalobos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eloy Fernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Villalobos in the 31st minute of the match. Beto Gomez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulpiano Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 38th match minute, Garachiné F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Escobar to maneuver through the defense. Beto Gomez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulpiano Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Wilfredo Vergara's late challenge caught a Garachiné F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilfredo Vergara helped the player get up and apologised. Wilfredo Vergara hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 43 minutes of play, Garachiné F.C.'s Calito Rios made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Beto Gomez was left in no man's land by his defense there! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Eloy Fernandez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Vergara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulpiano Gomez got free with Beto Gomez in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the match, Garachiné F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Julio Murillo came free, but Eloy Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Alfaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Beto Gomez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Río Rita F.C.'s Beto Gomez got control of the ball when Ulpiano Gomez tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Río Rita F.C. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Wilfredo Vergara hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Garachiné F.C.'s zone, Nicolás Villalobos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eloy Fernandez came out of the goal and Nicolás Villalobos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute Felipe Alfaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beto Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elias Zambrano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Río Rita F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Garachiné F.C.'s Eloy Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Murillo in the 88th minute of play. Eloy Fernandez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Julio Murillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Eloy Fernandez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Garachiné F.C. players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Río Rita F.C. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.