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Ustupo Estadio
Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orlando Fernández kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes of play, Nuevo San Juan's Azael Smith made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Max Batista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Max Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azael Smith in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Fernández in the 15th minute of play forced Nuevo San Juan's goalkeeper Alex Ramirez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Jaime Ortega left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nuevo San Juan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Alex Ramirez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Fernández, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hector De Leon during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hector De Leon hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. A collision led to Nuevo San Juan getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jorge Palma hit a great ball. Orlando Fernández recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Carrillo charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Carrillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th match minute, Nuevo San Juan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Carrillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute Orlando Fernández shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orlando Fernández received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Alex Ramirez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Ramirez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Trejos in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Ortega stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jaime Ortega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jaime Ortega fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nuevo San Juan's protests and gave Jaime Ortega a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ustupo booed when Nuevo San Juan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Ortega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Fernández in the 61st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Orlando Fernández's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Ramirez was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Antonio Pinilla hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Max Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Ortega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Ortega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80thth minute of the game Orlando Fernández who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nuevo San Juan's Alex Ramirez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Orlando Fernández had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Ramirez. Nuevo San Juan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orlando Fernández was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 88 minutes into the game, Pablo Trejos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Alex Ramirez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alex Ramirez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Fernández, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.