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Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7107 (Terracing: 5332, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 141) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorio Jeraldo started the match with the kick off. If Victorio Jeraldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Nicasio Cortez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional Emelec de Tigres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Hernan Matthew acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lisandro Ortzi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Soeiro during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Nacional Emelec de Tigres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Nicasio Cortez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional Emelec de Tigres's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicasio Cortez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silverio Birjaio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Christobal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Matthew having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gustavo Christobal made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lisandro Ortzi during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 51 minutes into the game, one of Arsenal FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Wilfredo Theobald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silverio Birjaio having to interfere. Nacional Emelec de Tigres's Victorio Jeraldo got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victorio Jeraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Wilfredo Theobald came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Nacional Emelec de Tigres fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wilfredo Theobald couldn't finish the play. After 73 minutes Arsenal FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximiliano Baleren who took care of the corner kick. Nacional Emelec de Tigres's Maximiliano Baleren was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Silverio Birjaio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Victorio Jeraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silverio Birjaio made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Victorio Jeraldo sent off a good shot on target. Nacional Emelec de Tigres's Cleto Saturnin was substituted for Victorio Jeraldo. Lisandro Ortzi got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Nicasio Cortez shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 95th minute, Nicasio Cortez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional Emelec de Tigres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Nicasio Cortez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silverio Birjaio having to interfere.