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Maidstone Stadium
Spectators: 6777 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diego Noyola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Victor Pimentel's late challenge caught a Maidstone City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Pimentel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Westbourne getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Victor Pimentel hit a great ball. The supporters of Maidstone City booed when Westbourne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolás Menjivar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Arellano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Maidstone City's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Arellano came free, but Rony Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rony Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salvador Prado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Eraldo Mayen made a huge save. Eraldo Mayen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Prado in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Augusto Arellano made a precise shot to the right of Rony Nunes. Maidstone City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Maidstone City were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Westbourne's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wilber Meza took the corner. If Diego Noyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Diego Noyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Mayen having to interfere. A collision led to Westbourne getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Allan Oporto hit a great ball. In the 47th match minute, Westbourne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Umaña to maneuver through the defense. Maidstone City's Wilber Meza couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Westbourne. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Arellano to make the kick off. Westbourne's Eraldo Mayen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Noyola in the 56th minute of play. Salvador Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Mayen having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Diego Noyola 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. When Maidstone City's Salvador Prado in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Westbourne's goalie prevented a goal. When Victor Pimentel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 65 minutes had been played. Diego Noyola scored 2-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eraldo Mayen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 71st minute, Diego Noyola 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. Maidstone City's Diego Noyola got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Roberto Barreto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Salvador Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eraldo Mayen having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Noyola in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eraldo Mayen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salvador Prado 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Westbourne players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Maidstone City.