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Otley Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Mauro Baptista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mauro Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Mauro Bautista 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 11th minute, Eraldo Díaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isaac Gomez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manuel Alfaro. Motagua's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mauro Bautista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Manuel Alfaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Club Olimpia getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alexis Palma hit a great ball. Mauro Baptista succeeded in the game's 26th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Manuel Alfaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Motagua's Manuel Alfaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Bautista in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 played minutes Motagua got a freekick which was hit by Juan Navarro. Luis Zepeda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Manuel Alfaro made a huge save. A collision led to Motagua getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Eraldo Díaz hit a great ball. Luis Zepeda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Manuel Alfaro made a huge save. Manuel Alfaro was a little too slow when Mauro Bautista got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. 48 minutes into the match, Motagua's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Bautista came free, but Manuel Alfaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauro Baptista to strike the kick off in the second half. Eraldo Hidalgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Baptista in the 55th minute of the match. Nicolás Sandoval recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Manuel Alfaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Zepeda, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Manuel Alfaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauro Bautista's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Mauro Bautista took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Alfaro. Manuel Alfaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Luis Zepeda struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Manuel Alfaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Olimpia. Luis Zepeda might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Alfaro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Zepeda ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Motagua's zone, Mauro Bautista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Alfaro came out of the goal and Mauro Bautista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Club Olimpia's Luis Zepeda got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mauro Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luis Zepeda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Motagua defense, Mauro Bautista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Alfaro. The Motagua fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Alfaro should have stopped the shot. Club Olimpia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.