U23 League

Estadio de Palmeiras
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jude Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jude Cruz in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvio Morelo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Jose Manuel Guilisasti managed to get in a good position for a shot. CRUZ DEL SUR's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose Manuel Guilisasti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvio Morelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvio Morelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.P. Cruz in the 7th minute of play. In the 9thth minute of the game Jude Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liga de Quito's Silvio Morelo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Silvio Morelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan María Maeztu in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Liga de Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Manuel Guilisasti came free, but Silvio Morelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Manuel Guilisasti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the game, Paco Cabedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Silvio Morelo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by J.P. Cruz in the 19th minute of play forced Liga de Quito's goalkeeper Silvio Morelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvio Morelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.P. Cruz in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Liga de Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Cruz came free, but Silvio Morelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Paco Cabedo made a precise shot to the right of Silvio Morelo. Liga de Quito's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 26th minute, Paco Cabedo made a precise shot to the right of Silvio Morelo. Liga de Quito's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 29 minutes into the game, Paco Cabedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Silvio Morelo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the game, CRUZ DEL SUR's Paco Cabedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvio Morelo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 37th minute, Juan María Maeztu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRUZ DEL SUR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 40 minutes into the game, CRUZ DEL SUR's Jude Cruz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvio Morelo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Silvio Morelo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jude Cruz went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-9 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Denis Udrişte made a kick off. Silvio Morelo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan María Maeztu in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute, Jude Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Silvio Morelo. Liga de Quito's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. After having played for 59 minutes, Paco Cabedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRUZ DEL SUR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paco Cabedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Paco Cabedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRUZ DEL SUR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. 64 minutes into the match, Liga de Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Paco Cabedo came free, but Silvio Morelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Liga de Quito got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Tabliega. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan María Maeztu got free with Silvio Morelo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, CRUZ DEL SUR's Paco Cabedo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Silvio Morelo. Silvio Morelo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-12. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Cabedo in the 71st minute of play forced Liga de Quito's goalkeeper Silvio Morelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Cabedo in the 74th minute of play forced Liga de Quito's goalkeeper Silvio Morelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute of the match CRUZ DEL SUR got a corner. Liga de Quito's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean Cruz ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Paco Cabedo heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 79 minutes of play, CRUZ DEL SUR's Juan María Maeztu made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvio Morelo was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Liga de Quito's Silvio Morelo got control of the ball when Jude Cruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvio Morelo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paco Cabedo went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. In the 88th minute, Juan María Maeztu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRUZ DEL SUR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-15. Jude Cruz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-16 in the 91st playminute. Silvio Morelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Manuel Guilisasti in the 95th minute of the match. Silvio Morelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from J.P. Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Silvio Morelo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jose Manuel Guilisasti went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-17 was the resulting score. The Liga de Quito fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CRUZ DEL SUR were clearly better and deserved to take the win.