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Match Report
Cerro Punta
Spectators: 6793 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Lao kicked off to start the match. Emiliano Villarreal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Henriguez having to interfere. Orlando Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romel Morales having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Juan Ramirez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in San Blas's zone, Orlando Navarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romel Morales came out of the goal and Orlando Navarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romel Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Navarro in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, San Blas's Juan Moreno got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Orlando Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Emiliano Villarreal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Henriguez was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. A collision led to Cerro Punta getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Juan Ramirez hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Victor Lao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Henriguez was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. When Cerro Punta's Orlando Navarro in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Blas's goalie prevented a goal. 41 minutes into the game, Victor Lao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Victor Henriguez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orlando Navarro to strike the kick off in the second half. Victor Lao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 53 minutes into the match, Cerro Punta's goalkeeper Victor Henriguez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Villarreal. After having played for 55 minutes, Victor Lao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Blas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Lao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 59 minutes into the match, Cerro Punta's goalkeeper Victor Henriguez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Villarreal. Victor Henriguez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emiliano Villarreal in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes Cerro Punta got a freekick which was hit by Luchito Cedeño. Victor Henriguez made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Emiliano Villarreal sent off a good shot on target. Emiliano Villarreal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Henriguez having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Giancarlo Villalaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luchito Cedeño hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Orlando Navarro made a precise shot to the right of Romel Morales. San Blas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Emiliano Villarreal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Victor Henriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 83 minutes, Juan Moreno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Blas and the Cerro Punta players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Juan Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in San Blas's zone, Max Corral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romel Morales came out of the goal and Max Corral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Romel Morales didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orlando Navarro went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Cerro Punta's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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