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Río De Jesús Estadio
Spectators: 6807 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Río De Jesús's Enrique Valdez got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The supporters of Río De Jesús booed when Sangre Azulgrana F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolás Escobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Luis Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Río De Jesús's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Américo Escalona breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Américo Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Mario Villalobos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Río De Jesús's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sangre Azulgrana F.C the free kick. The supporters of Sangre Azulgrana F.C booed when Río De Jesús was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Villalobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Franklin Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sangre Azulgrana F.C's zone, Marcos Peren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Américo Escalona came out of the goal and Marcos Peren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd match minute, Sangre Azulgrana F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Barrera to maneuver through the defense. After 36 minutes, Franklin Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Río De Jesús and the Sangre Azulgrana F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Río De Jesús's Franklin Arias got a free kick in the 36th minute. After a rather tough play, Río De Jesús's Tomás Peralta got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Río De Jesús's Franklin Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Henríguez in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Marcos Peren got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luis Batista made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Batista in the 52nd minute of play forced Sangre Azulgrana F.C's goalkeeper Américo Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Luis Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Américo Escalona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Río De Jesús booed when Sangre Azulgrana F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto De Leon didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Calito Briceño had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Sangre Azulgrana F.C getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ramon Sobenis hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Luis Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Río De Jesús's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Peren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Escalona having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Río De Jesús's goalkeeper Franklin Batista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rigoberto Carranza. Pablo Zambrano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Sangre Azulgrana F.C booed when Río De Jesús was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Villalobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rigoberto Carranza came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Sangre Azulgrana 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 Rigoberto Carranza couldn't finish the play. Américo Escalona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Batista in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Batista in the 86th minute of play forced Sangre Azulgrana F.C's goalkeeper Américo Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Américo Escalona having to interfere. Américo Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute of the match Enrique Valdez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Américo Escalona skillfully saved the ball. After 96 played minutes Río De Jesús got a freekick which was hit by Mario Villalobos. The Sangre Azulgrana F.C players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Río De Jesús from taking control. The game ends in a draw.