League

Cerro Punta Estadio
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) Chiriqui Futbol Club's Alexander Tijero started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Edgardo Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jose Chavez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alexander Tijero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexander Tijero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jose Chavez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cerro Punta's zone, Alexander Tijero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jose Chavez came out of the goal and Alexander Tijero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Castro in the 13th minute of play forced Cerro Punta's goalkeeper Jose Chavez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cerro Punta booed when Chiriqui Futbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Pérez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio González in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emiliano Sánchez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio González got free with Emiliano Sánchez in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Juan Posam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Chavez was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. If Juan Posam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan De Diego kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Lucho González managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chiriqui Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucho González was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alexander Tijero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Juan Posam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emiliano Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Corral in the 37th minute of play. Emiliano Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Corral in the 40th minute of the match. Alexander Tijero struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Jose Chavez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chiriqui Futbol Club. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Luis Corral made the kick off in the second half. Alexander Tijero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Chavez having to interfere. Alexander Tijero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jose Chavez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexander Tijero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Chavez having to interfere. Edgardo Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Jose Chavez made a huge save. Emiliano Sánchez came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Cerro Punta's Fabio González. But to his dismay, Fabio González quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Alexander Tijero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Chavez having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luis Corral during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th minute, Luis Corral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cerro Punta's Luis Corral got a free kick in the 79th minute. Chiriqui Futbol Club's Emiliano Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Posam in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Corral in the 84th minute of play forced Chiriqui Futbol Club's goalkeeper Emiliano Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Chiriqui Futbol Club getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Francesco Pimentel hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Fabio González 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. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Edgardo Castro took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jose Chavez to make any attempt to save it. In the 94th minute, Luis Corral made a precise shot to the right of Emiliano Sánchez. Chiriqui Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Cerro Punta were victorious despite being under pressure from Chiriqui Futbol Club for much of the match.