League

Estadio Quito
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Ramón Castells started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Viator Palomarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector-Luis Acevedo having to interfere. Felipe Torroba struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Hector-Luis Acevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.D Quito. In the 14th minute, one of Pucarsol SC: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 Pucarsol SC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Mendez in the 17th minute of play forced S.D Quito's goalkeeper Xaven Lortia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xaven Lortia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rolando Hondona, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Pucarsol SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Viator Palomarez fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Rubén Pacheco hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pucarsol SC! The referee gave S.D Quito a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ramón Castells, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pucarsol SC's Hector-Luis Acevedo. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Hondona in the 30th minute of play forced S.D Quito's goalkeeper Xaven Lortia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hector-Luis Acevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Castells, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some careless play in the S.D Quito defense, Rolando Hondona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xaven Lortia. The S.D Quito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xaven Lortia should have stopped the shot. Rolando Hondona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rolando Mendez made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Rolando Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xaven Lortia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of S.D Quito booed when Pucarsol SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valencia Azpeitia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Saga's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Xaven Lortia firmly grabbed it by the left post. Rolando Mendez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xaven Lortia having to interfere. Rubén Pacheco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Xaven Lortia came out and tried to block the shot, but Rubén Pacheco slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute, Pucarsol SC's Simon Lantaron dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Hector-Luis Acevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Castells, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Tyrone Pineros hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Felix Rotges made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pucarsol SC's Aurelio Garoña. The supporters of S.D Quito booed when Pucarsol SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valencia Azpeitia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Mendez in the 94th minute of play forced S.D Quito's goalkeeper Xaven Lortia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.D Quito's Xaven Lortia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Hondona in the 95th minute of play. The Pucarsol SC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.