League

Guaranda
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Sarasi FC's Leandro Abecia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Muno Junguito hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th match minute, Guaranda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominix Gota to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muno Junguito in the 5th minute of play forced Guaranda's goalkeeper Macerio Conde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 7 minutes, Muno Junguito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarasi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muno Junguito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The attack was good, but when Leandro Abecia in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Mikeldi Pego charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikeldi Pego the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mikeldi Pego kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Artur Biembengén took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lawrence Peñuñuri. Sarasi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cidro Mendosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Cidro Mendosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lawrence Peñuñuri. Sarasi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cidro Mendosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 31 minutes into the game, Guaranda's Cidro Mendosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lawrence Peñuñuri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Rolado Amador hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Muno Junguito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Sarasi FC booed when Guaranda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolado Amador didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Guaranda's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Abecia came free, but Macerio Conde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eriberto Sainz made a kick off. Muno Junguito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 55 minutes into the match, Sarasi FC's Muno Junguito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Macerio Conde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Leandro Abecia came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Sarasi FC 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 Leandro Abecia couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute, Rolado Amador hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Guaranda's Gaueko Mazo got a free kick in the 68th minute. After having played for 71 minutes, Leandro Abecia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sarasi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Abecia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Sarasi FC booed when Guaranda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergi Urquioja didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Leandro Abecia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cidro Mendosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrence Peñuñuri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cidro Mendosa ran back to his position shaking his head. 81 minutes into the game, Suero Rojo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guaranda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sarasi FC the free kick. In the 81st minute, one of Guaranda:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Guaranda. The goalkeeper, Macerio Conde, was totally fooled by Sarasi FC's Peruanton Morillo, who 83 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 86th minute Cidro Mendosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Peñuñuri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sarasi FC booed when Guaranda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolado Amador didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xurdin Rossell charged in rather forcefully in the 100th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xurdin Rossell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 100th minute, Xurdin Rossell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sarasi FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Guaranda had won, even though Sarasi FC had held more of the ball.