League

Tamarindo Liberia
Spectators: 6800 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emmanuel Picado got the match started through his kick off. When Freddy Sanchez came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Herradura 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 Freddy Sanchez couldn't finish the play. In the 9thth minute of the game Teodoro Rosabal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tamarindo AFC's Buenaventura Godinez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience held their breath when Jesus Perez in the 13th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Nery Castillo's left hand side. When Teodoro Rosabal came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Herradura 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 Teodoro Rosabal couldn't finish the play. Tamarindo AFC's Rafa Arce shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 21st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nery Castillo but with some difficulty. Emmanuel Picado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nery Castillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Teodoro Rosabal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Herradura getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Santiago Maldonado hit a great ball. Jesus Perez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 31st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Marco Jimenez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Nery Castillo made a huge save. Herradura's Freddy Sanchez got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emmanuel Picado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Teodoro Rosabal made the kick off in the second half. Nery Castillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Jimenez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Buenaventura Godinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Rosabal in the 55th minute of the match. Emmanuel Picado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Nery Castillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nery Castillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Jimenez in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Herradura's Ismael Carrillo got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute Emmanuel Picado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Castillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Eladio Calvo fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tamarindo AFC's protests and gave Eladio Calvo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tamarindo AFC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Eladio Calvo hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the game, Johan Ulate was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Herradura's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tamarindo AFC the free kick. The supporters of Tamarindo AFC booed when Herradura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johan Ulate didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Emmanuel Picado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nery Castillo was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Tamarindo AFC's Buenaventura Godinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Rosabal in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Freddy Sanchez 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. In the 91st minute, Teodoro Rosabal 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. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.