League

Olímpico Atahualpa
Spectators: 6059 (Terracing: 4250, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 125) Casado Belber made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes, Umea Santander mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Borja players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Borja booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Umea Santander didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 played minutes Borja got a freekick which was hit by Perlaza Corral. 9 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Ugutz Maneiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gian-Carlo Palmadas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 minutes of play Ecuador's Umea Santander was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Borja booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Umea Santander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casado Belber hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Alessandro Villafane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rixon Corcoba in the 16th minute of play. Ecuador's Alessandro Villafane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xaven Piñan in the 18th minute of play. When Zeruko Rua fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Zeruko Rua a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Borja was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Mostaza didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Casado Belber came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ecuador 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 Casado Belber couldn't finish the play. Casado Belber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Borja's Edison Velaz got a free kick in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Klimowitz Clavijo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Borja's Gian-Carlo Palmadas. Gian-Carlo Palmadas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Borja's zone, Casado Belber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gian-Carlo Palmadas came out of the goal and Casado Belber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Klimowitz Clavijo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Klimowitz Clavijo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gian-Carlo Palmadas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xaven Piñan to make the kick off. Gian-Carlo Palmadas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ugutz Maneiro in the 51st minute of the match. Klimowitz Clavijo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Gian-Carlo Palmadas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alessandro Villafane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xaven Piñan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Borja getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Arboleda Fleytas hit a great ball. In the 60th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Borja's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Casado Belber ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Casado Belber got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gian-Carlo Palmadas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Klimowitz Clavijo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rixon Corcoba got free with Alessandro Villafane in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 64 minutes, Ugutz Maneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ugutz Maneiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ecuador's Alessandro Villafane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Casado Belber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gian-Carlo Palmadas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Zeruko Rua sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gian-Carlo Palmadas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Borja's Edison Velaz got a free kick in the 75th minute. Ugutz Maneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Gian-Carlo Palmadas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Cotera Lazcano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cotera Lazcano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gian-Carlo Palmadas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Borja's zone, Klimowitz Clavijo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gian-Carlo Palmadas came out of the goal and Klimowitz Clavijo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Borja's zone, Klimowitz Clavijo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gian-Carlo Palmadas came out of the goal and Klimowitz Clavijo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ugutz Maneiro struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Gian-Carlo Palmadas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Ugutz Maneiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the game, Xano Vilarrubia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Borja the free kick. In the 89th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xano Vilarrubia to maneuver through the defense. Gian-Carlo Palmadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klimowitz Clavijo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Ecuador were the better team. Ecuador's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.