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Inazuma Stadium
Spectators: 8618 (Terracing: 6464, Seating: 1982, VIP seats: 172) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Selvin Giron made the kick off which started today's match. Selvin Giron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Selvin Giron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rony Sifon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jhalmar Escalante having to make a save. Alonso Castaneda charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alonso Castaneda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, Inazuma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonso Castaneda to maneuver through the defense. Rony Sifon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Jhalmar Escalante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jhalmar Escalante was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rony Sifon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. Rony Sifons short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Jhalmar Escalante to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Coreas in the 38th minute of play forced Inazuma's goalkeeper Pedro Ochoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Whitwell getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Selvin Giron hit a great ball. In the 42nd match minute, Whitwell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selvin Giron to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Ulises Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inazuma's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulises Rey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jhalmar Escalante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rony Sifon made a kick off. Rony Sifon took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jhalmar Escalante. Jhalmar Escalante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Omar Salinas hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the game, Ismael Pineda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Whitwell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inazuma the free kick. Inazuma's Allan Contrera was substituted for Wilmer Henriquez. In the 62nd match minute, Whitwell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Pineda to maneuver through the defense. Jhalmar Escalante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Sifon, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Ismael Pineda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Whitwell booed when Inazuma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonso Castaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Selvin Giron came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Whitwell 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 Selvin Giron couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Inazuma's Ulises Rey got a free kick in the 74th minute. When Julio Mena fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Inazuma's protests and gave Julio Mena a yellow card for diving instead. Saul Quijada charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saul Quijada the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Inazuma booed when Whitwell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Quijada didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Rony Sifon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inazuma's supporters rose to their feet, but Rony Sifon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jhalmar Escalante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rony Sifon scored 3-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jhalmar Escalante, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that Inazuma were the better team. Inazuma's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.