U21 League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lane Martinez got the match started through his kick off. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Rogerio Vilela got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 minutes, Milo Blanco made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Reed Molina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xosepin Serrano in the 14th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Reed Molina successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lane Martinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 22nd match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milo Blanco to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Gustavo Isazi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milo Blanco in the 25th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Cruz Salcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Roderick Griffin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruz Salcedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milo Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milo Blanco in the 29th minute of play. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milo Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Rogerio Vilela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Reed Molina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eddy Amos took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cruz Salcedo. Cruz Salcedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 40 minutes into the game, Lavallén Oca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ForestFire the free kick. Lavallén Oca hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Amos in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Gustavo Isazi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Rogerio Vilela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Reed Molina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reed Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xosepin Serrano in the 61st minute of the match. Cruz Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lane Martinez in the 67th minute of the match. Lane Martinez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Cruz Salcedo made a huge save. In the 71st match minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ponce Infante to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Vidal Cabada hit a great ball. ForestFire's Cary Griggs got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lane Martinez came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cruz Salcedo could save by the left post. Reed Molina didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustavo Isazi went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Gustavo Isazi 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. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Amos in the 87th minute of play. After 90 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Arboleda Villamizar. In the 91st minute, Cary Griggs sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo didn't even have to move. 93 minutes into the match, Milo Blanco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cruz Salcedo, 2-3.