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Futillo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anselmo Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes raniza fc got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Umaña. Irvin Davila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Palben having to interfere. Desiderio Palben came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by raniza fc's Emilio Umaña. But to his dismay, Emilio Umaña quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 17 minutes into the game, Jonny Alfaro threw the ball into play from the sideline. raniza fc's Irvin Davila quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Sancho got free with Fabian Solano in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beto Sandi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irvin Davila in the 26th minute of play forced CD Juventud Hatillo's goalkeeper Desiderio Palben to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, CD Juventud Hatillo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Gallo to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Monge hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Desiderio Palben showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Echavarria in the 32nd minute of the match. Emilio Sancho struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Fabian Solano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CD Juventud Hatillo. After some careless play in the CD Juventud Hatillo defense, Nacho Carvajal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desiderio Palben. The CD Juventud Hatillo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desiderio Palben should have stopped the shot. raniza fc's Fabian Solano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save raniza fc from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute Anselmo Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Solano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Nacho Carvajal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Desiderio Palben. CD Juventud Hatillo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nacho Carvajal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Sancho got free with Fabian Solano in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nacho Carvajal to make the kick off. Fabian Solano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Sancho in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th match minute, CD Juventud Hatillo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Ledezma to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Gallo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Solano having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodolfo Rosales during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes CD Juventud Hatillo got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Rosales. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Miranda in the 62nd minute of play forced raniza fc's goalkeeper Fabian Solano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, CD Juventud Hatillo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Gallo to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Echavarria struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Desiderio Palben didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for raniza fc. Ronald Saenz's late challenge caught a raniza fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronald Saenz helped the player get up and apologised. raniza fc made a substitution. Alexis Blen replaced Irvin Davila. The supporters of raniza fc booed when CD Juventud Hatillo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronald Saenz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in raniza fc's zone, Emilio Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Solano came out of the goal and Emilio Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to CD Juventud Hatillo getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Rodolfo Rosales hit a great ball. Nacho Carvajal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexis Blen took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Desiderio Palben. Desiderio Palben dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 87th match minute, CD Juventud Hatillo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Echavarria kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Fabian Solano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Rosales, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. raniza fc's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.