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Icantí Estadio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alejandro Pinilla made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, ¡ NO VAS !'s Antonio García made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Orozco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felix Dely came free with the goalkeeper in the 6th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Humberto Quirós could save by the left post. Icantí's Alex Orozco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iacob Chira in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Icantí was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Icantí defense, Arxel Izquierdo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Orozco. The Icantí fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Orozco should have stopped the shot. After having played for 26 minutes, Felix Dely managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Icantí's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Dely was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 28 minutes into the game, when Alexis Castillo put in a rough tackle. Alberto Gil placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Alex Orozco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iacob Chira, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute of the match Alberto Gil sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alex Orozco skillfully saved the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Icantí's goal looked a bit too open when Iacob Chira came free, but Alex Orozco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Guerriero's late challenge caught a Icantí's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enzo Guerriero helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ¡ NO VAS !'s Enzo Guerriero got a free kick in the 37th minute. Icantí's Alex Orozco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Bucyki in the 41st minute of play. Felix Dely sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Ted Lundqvist in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Icantí's Beto Ortiz. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iacob Chira to make the kick off. The supporters of ¡ NO VAS ! booed when Icantí was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Peren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The ¡ NO VAS ! fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when ¡ NO VAS !'s Arxel Izquierdo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 1-5 became the score in the 66th minute when Tytus Bucyki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 70 played minutes Icantí got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Pinilla. After 71 minutes, Alejandro Pinilla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Icantí and the ¡ NO VAS ! players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Icantí getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Alejandro Pinilla hit a great ball. Rolando Perez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute of the match, Arxel Izquierdo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alex Orozco was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Icantí's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Tytus Bucyki scored to the left of an out of position Alex Orozco, making the score, 1-6. Tytus Bucyki took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Orozco. Alex Orozco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Ted Lundqvist made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Icantí's Max Peren. In the 87th minute of the match, Iacob Chira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alex Orozco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arxel Izquierdo got free with Alex Orozco in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 92 played minutes ¡ NO VAS ! got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Chira. Alex Orozco acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 94th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pedro Carranza. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ¡ NO VAS ! walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.