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Gariché
Spectators: 6789 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 0) Eduardo Zapata started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s Toto Barrera got control of the ball when Reinaldo Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Gariché was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Paredes to maneuver through the defense. Toto Barrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinaldo Paredes in the 11th minute. Toto Barrera made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Reinaldo Paredes sent off a good shot on target. Giancarlo Gómez's late challenge caught a Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giancarlo Gómez helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Gariché was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giancarlo Gómez to maneuver through the defense. After 21 played minutes Santa Rita Arriba F.C. got a freekick which was hit by José Garcia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luchito Moreno in the 23rd minute of play forced Gariché's goalkeeper Marcos Nuñez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 25 in the game by Reinaldo Paredes from a close distance when the talented Toto Barrera managed to make a qualified save. Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s players were relieved. Luchito Moreno might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcos Nuñez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luchito Moreno ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gariché's goalkeeper Marcos Nuñez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luchito Moreno in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Nuñez saved Gariché from getting behind. 46 minutes into the match, Ramón Vergara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Nuñez. Gariché's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramón Vergara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

56 minutes into the game, Eduardo Zapata cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Toto Barrera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st match minute, Santa Rita Arriba F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Garcia to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute of the match Alberto Gomez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Toto Barrera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Zapata in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toto Barrera saved Santa Rita Arriba F.C. from getting behind. After 70 played minutes Santa Rita Arriba F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Gutierrez. In the 73rd minute Eduardo Zapata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toto Barrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gariché's Alberto Gomez got a free kick in the 74th minute. When Humberto Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Santa Rita Arriba F.C. 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 Humberto Fernandez couldn't finish the play. Marcos Nuñez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luchito Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Paredes in the 82nd minute of play forced Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s goalkeeper Toto Barrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Tomás Rios fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marcos Nuñez, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Paredes in the 92nd minute of play forced Santa Rita Arriba F.C.'s goalkeeper Toto Barrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Eduardo Zapata ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toto Barrera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Gariché were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Santa Rita Arriba F.C. for a fine match.