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Guacimo
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) Andrei Herrera started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Manuel Godinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Gamboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Elmer Lehman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Guacimo's Stanley Borbon got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Guacimo's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Gamboa came free, but Manuel Godinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Perez Zeledon FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Villareal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduardo Morera. After some careless play in the Perez Zeledon FC defense, Eduardo Morera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernardo Villareal. The Perez Zeledon FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernardo Villareal should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute, Reinaldo Granados hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Asdrubal Zamora came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Perez Zeledon FC 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 Asdrubal Zamora couldn't finish the play. Elmer Lehman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Andrei Herrera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Villareal was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Eduardo Morera took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardo Villareal. Bernardo Villareal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enrique Gamboa to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Enrique Gamboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Perez Zeledon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enrique Gamboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Godinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Enrique Gamboa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guacimo's Manuel Godinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Guacimo from getting a goal against them. Manuel Godinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Gamboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Eduardo Ortega took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Villareal. Perez Zeledon FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Irving Contreras hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Enrique Gamboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Salomon Naranjo had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 71 minutes, Stanley Borbon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guacimo and the Perez Zeledon FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Guacimo's Stanley Borbon got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Guacimo! In the 77th minute, Perez Zeledon FC got a penalty, and Mauricio Rivas placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. The supporters of Guacimo booed when Perez Zeledon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrique Gamboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bennie Villafranca, 83 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After some careless play in the Perez Zeledon FC defense, Eduardo Morera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernardo Villareal. The Perez Zeledon FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernardo Villareal should have stopped the shot. When Andrei Herrera came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Guacimo 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 Andrei Herrera couldn't finish the play. Eduardo Morera scored 4-1 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Villareal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guacimo walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.