Official Cup

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 791 (Terracing: 594, Seating: 182, VIP seats: 15) Mattias Svan made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Cristinel Nicodim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BlueLionesse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 5th minute of play. Amin Kurds short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Ilie Crainic to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Nicodim in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nacho González saved Astillero del Guayas from getting behind. In the 10th minute, Juan-Pablo Leyarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Albu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Astillero del Guayas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziemowit Lampa to maneuver through the defense. Radu Pânzaru took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nacho González. Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ilie Crainic made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ulizes Sola sent off a good shot on target. Ulizes Sola could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Ilie Crainic made a huge save. In the 16thth minute of the game Cristinel Nicodim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mattias Svan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, BlueLionesse's Cristinel Nicodim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nacho González made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The supporters of Astillero del Guayas booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Han Shi Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. BlueLionesse's Ilie Crainic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Svan in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by BlueLionesse's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zeng Ran Sheng was slow to take the kick. During this time Astillero del Guayas's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristinel Nicodim in the 29th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Nicodim in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nacho González saved Astillero del Guayas from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Svan came free, but Ilie Crainic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36thth minute of the game Cristinel Nicodim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, Gustav Vinström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Nicodim in the 41st minute of play. A collision led to Astillero del Guayas getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Amin Kurd hit a great ball. After the first half BlueLionesse were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristinel Nicodim to strike the kick off in the second half. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristinel Nicodim in the 51st minute of play. 51 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goal looked a bit too open when Cristinel Nicodim came free, but Nacho González reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Amin Kurd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55thth minute of the game Cristinel Nicodim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nacho González made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Octavian Isărescu sent off a good shot on target. Cristinel Nicodims short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Nacho González to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 61st minute Mattias Svan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilie Crainic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristinel Nicodim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Nacho González skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Astillero del Guayas getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bagui Lizana hit a great ball. Mihail Albu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nacho González read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Ilie Crainic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulizes Sola, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Cristinel Nicodims short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Nacho González to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nacho González showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Nicodim, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihail Albu in the 72nd minute of the match. Cristinel Nicodim who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Nacho González when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Astillero del Guayas's Ruperto Ufret got a free kick in the 77th minute. The supporters of BlueLionesse booed when Astillero del Guayas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruperto Ufret didn't get a good kick on the ball. Radu Pânzaru took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nacho González. Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mattias Svan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristinel Nicodim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radu Pânzaru in the 92nd minute of the match.