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Esmeraldas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 2 played minutes Esmeraldas SC got a freekick which was hit by Justavino Maixenchs. In the 4thth minute of the game Rodolfo Mendoza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esmeraldas SC's Krikorian Seoane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ysidro Can had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pablo Barambio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaldo Fontecha in the 8th minute of the match. Leonel Cotrofe charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Cotrofe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonel Cotrofe hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 9th match minute, Stein Lab F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Cotrofe to maneuver through the defense. If Rodolfo Mendoza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Esmeraldas SC defense, Rodolfo Mendoza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Krikorian Seoane. The Esmeraldas SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Krikorian Seoane should have stopped the shot. Pablo Barambio didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 23rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Ubaldo Fontecha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Barambio having to interfere. In the 29th match minute, Stein Lab F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Diego to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ysidro Can got free with Pablo Barambio in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Stein Lab F.C.'s Pablo Barambio got control of the ball when Ysidro Can tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Ubaldo Fontecha lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Pablo Barambio. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Ysidro Can put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pablo Barambio. After 43 played minutes Esmeraldas SC got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Barnechea. A collision led to Esmeraldas SC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Urtsin Isasi hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodolfo Mendoza was the one to do the kick off. Pablo Barambio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Fontecha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Barambio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Fontecha, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Ubaldo Fontecha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Barambio. Stein Lab F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ubaldo Fontecha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Rodolfo Mendoza was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 63rd minute. Stein Lab F.C.'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 65thth minute of the game Leonel Cotrofe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esmeraldas SC's Krikorian Seoane was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Krikorian Seoane was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Rodolfo Mendoza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodolfo Mendoza really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. In the 69th match minute, Stein Lab F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Cotrofe to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Ubaldo Fontecha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esmeraldas SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. In the 76thth minute of the game Ysidro Can who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stein Lab F.C.'s Pablo Barambio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Ubaldo Fontecha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esmeraldas SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. Esmeraldas SC's Krikorian Seoane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Cotrofe in the 84th minute of play. Krikorian Seoane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Mendoza in the 88th minute of play. Pablo Barambio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ysidro Can, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Barambio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Fontecha, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Stein Lab F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.