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Ocotal
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) Ocotal's Jesus Mata 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. When Otto Medina came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Paquera fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Otto Medina couldn't finish the play. When Jesus Mata fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ocotal's protests and gave Jesus Mata a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Paquera booed when Ocotal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Paquera booed when Ocotal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesus Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 minutes, Saul Gaitan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paquera and the Ocotal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Paquera! The goalkeeper, Jason Contreras, was totally fooled by Ocotal's Rafael Guerrero, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 16th match minute, Ocotal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efren Lankaster to maneuver through the defense. After 19 played minutes Ocotal got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Oviedo. Hugo Contreras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Medina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Irvin Badilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32ndth minute of the game Irvin Badilla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ocotal's Hugo Contreras was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 35th minute, Irvin Badilla made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Contreras. Ocotal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Ocotal booed when Paquera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilbert Palacios didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jason Contreras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Mata in the 41st minute of play. Jason Contreras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Mata in the 42nd minute of play. Efren Lankaster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Irvin Badilla made a kick off. Paquera's Irvin Badilla got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Ocotal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paquera:s goal. When the match had been going on for 55 minutes, Paquera's Fabian Maldonado 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 Hugo Contreras. In the 57th minute, Wilbert Palacios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Pascual Barquero in the 60th minute really tested Hugo Contreras's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Hugo Contreras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irvin Badilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Irvin Badilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jason Contreras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efren Lankaster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ocotal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, Paquera's Fabian Maldonado 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 Hugo Contreras. In the 78th minute Efren Lankaster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jason Contreras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otto Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd match minute, Ocotal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Oviedo to maneuver through the defense. Otto Medina who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Hugo Contreras when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Leo Colon hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match.