U23 World League

Jr Arena
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eduardo Mascareñas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Liga de Quito's Tomas Pando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betinho Vidal in the 5th minute of play. Eduardo Mascareñas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Koehler having to interfere. Nestor Ibaute kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Betinho Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Pando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liga de Quito's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Nilmar Vieira scored to the left of an out of position Tomas Pando, making the score, 1-0. After some careless play in the Liga de Quito defense, Betinho Vidal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Pando. The Liga de Quito fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Pando should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Tomas Pando successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Mascareñas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Koehler was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Betinho Vidal made the kick off in the second half. Jr Familia Campos FC's Felipe Koehler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Jr Familia Campos FC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 56 minutes, Cruz Guia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liga de Quito's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cruz Guia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Liga de Quito's Tomas Pando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar Vieira in the 58th minute of play. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Vieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Liga de Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Vidal came free, but Tomas Pando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Betinho Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Koehler was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Valdo Aroztegui capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Valdo Aroztegui really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The audience was convinced that Betinho Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomas Pando was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game.