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Santa Ana Tres Rios
Spectators: 6793 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 0) Santa Ana's Johnny Lara 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. Johnny Lara struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Emmanuel Sancho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Ana. 6 minutes into the match, Parrita's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Lara came free, but Emmanuel Sancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, Santa Ana's Ismael Badilla made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emmanuel Sancho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ismael Badilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Claudio Fallas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute Johnny Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Sancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Chunche Ayala came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Santa Ana 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 Chunche Ayala couldn't finish the play. Johnny Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emmanuel Sancho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th match minute, Santa Ana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chunche Ayala to maneuver through the defense. Romulo Coronado kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Johnny Lara 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claudio Fallas made a kick off. A nice corner shot did that Otilio Volio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eric Molina quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 56th minute of the match, Romulo Coronado tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eric Molina saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A hard shot 58 in the game by Valentin Madrigal from a close distance when the talented Eric Molina managed to make a qualified save. Santa Ana's players were relieved. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Parrita's goalkeeper Emmanuel Sancho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Parrita's Claudio Fallas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After having played for 73 minutes, Ismael Badilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Ana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismael Badilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valentin Madrigal in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eric Molina, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Johnny Lara struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Emmanuel Sancho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Ana. Johnny Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Johnny Lara struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Emmanuel Sancho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Ana. Eric Molina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Fallas, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.