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Spectators: 9219 (Terracing: 6915, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oswaldo Toledano got the match started through his kick off. Oswaldo Toledano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Carlos Carranza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Andrés Bonilla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cóban Imperial the free kick. Andrés Bonilla hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Milton Padilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Mondragon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Oswaldo Toledano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Carranza was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Carlos Carranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo Toledano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Carranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Gomez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Oswaldo Toledano put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Carlos Carranza. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oswaldo Toledano in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Carranza saved Soul´s Anchor Tattoo from getting behind. When Cóban Imperial's Oswaldo Toledano in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's goalie prevented a goal. Milton Padilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Mondragon, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Andrés Bonilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Giovani Mondragon during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Oswaldo Toledano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Carranza was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Carlos Carranza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Gomez, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Cóban Imperial were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

A collision led to Soul´s Anchor Tattoo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Giovani Mondragon hit a great ball. When Cóban Imperial's Oswaldo Toledano in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes into the match, Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's goal looked a bit too open when Oswaldo Toledano came free, but Carlos Carranza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Joselito Ortiz put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Milton Padilla. Efrain Gomez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Carlos Carranza made a huge save. In the 68th minute, Jhalmar Mora 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Gomez in the 73rd minute of play forced Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's goalkeeper Carlos Carranza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's zone, Ramon Peredes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Carranza came out of the goal and Ramon Peredes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fidel Noyola's late challenge caught a Cóban Imperial's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fidel Noyola helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Soul´s Anchor Tattoo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Noyola to maneuver through the defense. After 84 played minutes Oswaldo Toledano could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 1-3 into the left cross. After recieving a nice pass, Soul´s Anchor Tattoo's Jorge Guerra tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 91 played minutes Soul´s Anchor Tattoo got a freekick which was hit by Juan Guardado. Carlos Carranza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sarbelio Cerritos in the 92nd minute of play. Miguel Hidalgo made in the 96th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jhalmar Mora immediately put the ball in play. Cóban Imperial's Milton Padilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joselito Ortiz in the 98th minute of play. The Cóban Imperial supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cóban Imperial would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.