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Chiriqui Estadio
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francesco Spadafora kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Lucho 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. Matias Quiros's late challenge caught a Chiriqui F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matias Quiros helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Nuevo Emperador F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chiriqui F.C.:s goal. When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Chiriqui F.C.'s Sergio Mora got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Reinaldo Toledano. Reinaldo Toledano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Murillo's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Cesar Toledano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reinaldo Toledano made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Lucho González sent off a good shot on target. Nuevo Emperador F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Juan Murillo scored to the left of an out of position Reinaldo Toledano, making the score, 2-1. Francesco Spadafora struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. José Herrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nuevo Emperador F.C.. Cesar Toledano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. José Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucho González received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Reinaldo Toledano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After 51 played minutes Chiriqui F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Giancarlo Diaz. Cesar Toledano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. José Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nuevo Emperador F.C.'s Francesco Spadafora was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Francesco Spadafora blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Herrera having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Chiriqui F.C.'s Jorge Arias got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute Luchito Garcia managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. José Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Spadafora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Chiriqui F.C.'s goalkeeper José Herrera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesar Toledano. With a little luck, Chiriqui F.C.'s José Herrera got control of the ball when Mario Oberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Lucho González managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chiriqui F.C.'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. In the 89th minute, Beto Chavez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Chiriqui F.C.'s José Herrera got control of the ball when Cesar Toledano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nuevo Emperador F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.