League

Ñoqueve
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Chimenea AFC's Efrain Valente 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. Efrain Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Jeronimo Piorno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chimenea AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeronimo Piorno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres Tino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andres Tino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Mero in the 11th minute of play. When Chimenea AFC's Efrain Valente in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ñoqueve's goalie prevented a goal. After 14 played minutes Chimenea AFC got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Valente. After some careless play in the Ñoqueve defense, Jonas Crescencio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andres Tino. The Ñoqueve fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andres Tino should have stopped the shot. Chimenea AFC's Jeronimo Piorno got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Efrain Valente ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andres Tino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience was convinced that Efrain Valente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andres Tino was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. When Ismael Mero came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Chimenea AFC 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 Ismael Mero couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ñoqueve's Miguel Lorien got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Efrain Valente who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ñoqueve's Andres Tino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Chimenea AFC's Ismael Mero made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andres Tino was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Chimenea AFC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ismael Mero hit a great ball. Chimenea AFC's Ismael Mero got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, Ismael Mero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andres Tino. Ñoqueve's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ismael Mero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Andres Tino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Luke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Tino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Mero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chimenea AFC's Diego Ofelio got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Lorien stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ñoqueve's zone, Ismael Mero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Tino came out of the goal and Ismael Mero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 53rd minute of the match, Efrain Valente got a very nice opportunity to score, but Andres Tino was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 55th minute of the match Chimenea AFC got a corner. Ñoqueve's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Isaias Felipillo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Isaias Felipillo made a great header on Chimenea AFC's corner, it was just that Ñoqueve's Andres Tino managed to reach the ball for a save. 56 minutes into the match, Ñoqueve's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Valente came free, but Andres Tino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ñoqueve's zone, Ismael Mero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Tino came out of the goal and Ismael Mero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Efrain Valente struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Andres Tino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chimenea AFC. 64 minutes in the game, Ismael Mero fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Andres Tino having to interfere. Chimenea AFC's Ismael Mero got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ñoqueve's zone, Diego Ofelio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Tino came out of the goal and Diego Ofelio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 69 minutes into the match, Chimenea AFC's Efrain Valente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andres Tino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Zeledon Luke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chimenea AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zeledon Luke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres Tino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andres Tino came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Chimenea AFC's Zeledon Luke. But to his dismay, Zeledon Luke quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 74 minutes into the match, Chimenea AFC's Diego Ofelio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andres Tino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 75 minutes into the game, Ismael Mero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Andres Tino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Ñoqueve's Andres Tino got control of the ball when Efrain Valente tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Elpidio Eleder fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ñoqueve's protests and gave Elpidio Eleder a yellow card for diving instead. After 82 played minutes Ñoqueve got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Eleder. Efrain Valente did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-7 to the left of a surprised Andres Tino 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute, Ismael Mero 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. 90 minutes into the match, Ñoqueve's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Piorno came free, but Andres Tino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.