League

Estadio Quito
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Uxio Oñez kicked off to start the match. Xaven Lortia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arturo Ahelle went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rodrigo Azpeitia kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. S.D Quito's Felipe Torroba got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 13 played minutes S.D Quito got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Torroba. In the 18th minute, Cornelio Aberasturi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Criban Goyanes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Castells in the 23rd minute of play forced CD Guallagro's goalkeeper Criban Goyanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cornelio Aberasturi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Criban Goyanes was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Xaven Lortia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uxio Oñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ignacio Mañaria kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Christian Sanz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Guallagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Sanz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xaven Lortia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uxio Oñez in the 31st minute of play. Xaven Lortia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Barco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xaven Lortia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uxio Oñez in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to CD Guallagro getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Lisandro Gavarnet hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Uxio Oñez 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uxio Oñez in the 42nd minute of play forced S.D Quito's goalkeeper Xaven Lortia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Barco in the 44th minute of play forced S.D Quito's goalkeeper Xaven Lortia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in CD Guallagro's zone, Victorio Carro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Criban Goyanes came out of the goal and Victorio Carro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 48th minute, Rodrigo Azpeitia 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.

The wind increased when Ramón Castells made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Felipe Torroba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.D Quito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Torroba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 57 minutes into the match, Uxio Oñez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Xaven Lortia, 1-2. Xaven Lortia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Azpeitia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramón Castells fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Criban Goyanes having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Barco notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of S.D Quito's Xaven Lortia. Xaven Lortia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Xaven Lortia made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Rodrigo Barco sent off a good shot on target. Victorio Carro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 73 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Azpeitia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CD Guallagro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.D Quito the free kick. The supporters of S.D Quito booed when CD Guallagro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Azpeitia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 minutes CD Guallagro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ramón Castells who took care of the corner kick. S.D Quito's Ramón Castells was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Criban Goyanes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. S.D Quito's Xaven Lortia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uxio Oñez in the 77th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Rodrigo Barco took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Xaven Lortia to make any attempt to save it. In the 86th minute Tyrone Pineros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Criban Goyanes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Criban Goyanes 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 88th minute. Cornelio Aberasturi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Criban Goyanes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to S.D Quito getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Walter Palomino hit a great 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 Uxio Oñez in the 92nd minute of play. S.D Quito's Xaven Lortia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uxio Oñez in the 94th minute of play. After having played for 97 minutes, Felipe Torroba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S.D Quito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Torroba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CD Guallagro eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.