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Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Julio De Leon started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ricardo Arauz hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Luchito De Leon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heraclides Moreno in the 6th minute of play. Milton Diaz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Herrera's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Luis Herrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Milton Diaz having to interfere. A collision led to Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Christian Calderón hit a great ball. Luchito De Leon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julio De Leon's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Luchito De Leon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Ramos in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Luis Herrera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Milton Diaz was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Luchito De Leon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Morales, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Wiliam Palma got a free kick in the 40th minute. Julio De Leon hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 45 played minutes Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Calderón. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Luis Herrera made the kick off in the second half. Julio De Leon scored 0-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luchito De Leon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 60 minutes of play, Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Luis Herrera made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Milton Diaz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's Rigoberto Villalaz was substituted for Jonathan De Gracia. Luis Herrera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Milton Diaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's goalkeeper Luchito De Leon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastián Calderón received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Milton Diaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milton Diaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Escalona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 minutes, Joe Morales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ and the Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC booed when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joe Morales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Milton Diaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Escalona in the 81st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Sebastián Calderón managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pαɳαɱα Jυɳισɾʂ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastián Calderón was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milton Diaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.