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MARGUN Stadium
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The crowd rose to their feet as Moisés De Gracia kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alex Muñoz. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. In the 9th match minute, ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Eskilsson to maneuver through the defense. David Palma kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After having played for 17 minutes, Wilfredo Calderón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobal F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilfredo Calderón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Alex Jaen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilfredo Calderón fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marin Bercea having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓'s Jorge Quevedo got a free kick in the 31st minute. After 33 played minutes ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓ got a freekick which was hit by Ivan De Leon. When Pablo Morales fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Escobal F.C.'s protests and gave Pablo Morales a yellow card for diving instead. Pablo Morales hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Escobal F.C.'s goalkeeper Alex Muñoz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Jaen was the one to do the kick off. Marin Bercea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Calderón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Pinilla charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Pinilla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Jorge Pinilla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Henry Eskilsson hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Moisés De Gracia notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Escobal F.C.'s Alex Muñoz. Alex Muñoz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Escobal F.C. getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ramón De Diego hit a great ball. Jorge Quevedo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Alex Muñoz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓. Rafael Orozco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marin Bercea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Escobal F.C.'s Rafael Orozco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marin Bercea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute Alex Jaen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Muñoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ▓M▓A▓R▓G▓U▓N▓'s Marcos Batista got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Rafael Orozco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.