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LA TOLITA ARENA
Spectators: 6625 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 25) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when De-Jesús Oropesa kicked off to start the match. Antonio Bartolome struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Perlaza Corias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. D. LA TOLITA. Eugenio Guate took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime Vijil. C. D. LA TOLITA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Jaime Vijil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cruz Castaneda in the 14th minute of play. George Barcia hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Gabriel Arena scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jaime Vijil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jaime Vijil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Arena in the 26th minute of the match. Jaime Vijil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Castaneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaime Vijil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Arena's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. C. D. LA TOLITA's Valiente Uralde got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Perlaza Corias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from De-Jesús Oropesa in the 45th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gabriel Arena was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Antonio Bartolome hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruz Castaneda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Jaime Vijil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 minutes, Martin Janer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. D. LA TOLITA and the CD Gualaqui players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, C. D. LA TOLITA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Janer to maneuver through the defense. Cruz Castaneda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Vijil having to interfere. C. D. LA TOLITA's Jaime Vijil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Velayo in the 67th minute of play. C. D. LA TOLITA's Jaime Vijil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Arena in the 68th minute of play. Jaime Vijil made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Cruz Castaneda sent off a good shot on target. Antonio Bartolome sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Bartolome in the 75th minute of play forced CD Gualaqui's goalkeeper Perlaza Corias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Gabriel Arena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime Vijil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Arena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Vijil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Arena in the 80th minute of the match. C. D. LA TOLITA's Jaime Vijil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Arena in the 84th minute of play. Cruz Castaneda who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 93rdth minute tested the skills of Jaime Vijil when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 96 minutes into the match, CD Gualaqui's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Bartolome came free, but Perlaza Corias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The C. D. LA TOLITA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CD Gualaqui's performance. The match ended with a win for CD Gualaqui.