alajuela		Merengue
Normal	Tactics	Normal
53%	Possession	47%
45%	Play in the half	55%
9	Shots	7
1	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
18.9	average mark	17.9
unsatisfactory	Shooting	poor
poor	Passing	poor
poor	Defending	hopeless

19 minute.
Giacomin takes over possession. Marchena wins the ball from behind. Marchena plays the ball through. Fonseca approaches the ball. Fonseca takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

31 minute.
Stephens makes a sublime pass. Fonseca tries to trap the ball with his chest. Marchena takes over possession. Fonseca approaches the ball. Fonseca takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: alajuela 50%, Merengue 50%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
alajuela - Merengue 0:0

46 minute.
Here comes Baeza, having a little trouble catching the ball. Baeza makes an instep pass. Carter takes over possession. Fonseca wins the ball from behind. Fonseca shoots.
Missed by few inches.

47 minute.
Baeza has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Iturralde comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Vidales just manages to reach the ball first. Vidales centers. Throw-in. Fatjó, swiftly takes the throw-in. Wanchope passes, it`s a high ball.
Missed by few inches.

59 minute.
Duran takes over possession. Duran makes a sublime pass. Ulloa takes over possession. Wanchope wins the ball from behind. Wanchope has a fantastic effort at goal. Post!

63 minute.
Iturralde makes an instep pass. Fatjó takes over possession. Fatjó passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Abbott, having a little trouble catching the ball. Abbott takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

80 minute.
Wanchope just manages to reach the ball first. Wanchope attempts to pass. Ulloa just manages to reach the ball first. Serrano just manages to reach the ball first. Serrano has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

85 minute.
Goñi just manages to reach the ball first. Goñi passes, it`s a high ball. Sakami takes over possession. Fatjó wins the ball from behind. Fatjó takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: alajuela 40%, Merengue 60%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
alajuela - Merengue 0:0