Official Cup

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Rivera started the match with the kick off. Javier García showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustav Vinström, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 7th minute Gustav Vinström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier García saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Rivera in the 8th minute of play. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Rivera in the 9th minute of play. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When O.T.E's Orlando Rivera in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astillero del Guayas's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th match minute, Astillero del Guayas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mattias Svan to maneuver through the defense. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Rivera in the 17th minute of the match. In the 20thth minute of the game Orlando Rivera 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustav Vinström got free with Javier García in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Orlando Rivera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Rivera in the 35th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Tsatsaronakis to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mattias Svan to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Orlando Rivera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. O.T.E's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astillero del Guayas the free kick. Astillero del Guayas's Ziemowit Lampa was substituted for Jiang Hui Guang. After 52 played minutes O.T.E got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Rivera. In the 56th minute Amin Kurd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier García saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Xaiver Ascarretazabal came free, but Javier García reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fotis Papadimas to maneuver through the defense. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Rivera in the 66th minute of the match. Astillero del Guayas were furious when Juan-Pablo Leyarte was red carded, 67 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The goalkeeper, Nacho González, was totally fooled by O.T.E's Lakis Kazantzakis, who 69 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Astillero del Guayas from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute of the match O.T.E got a corner. Astillero del Guayas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lakis Kazantzakis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Javier García took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Svan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes of play, Astillero del Guayas's Xaiver Ascarretazabal made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Javier García was left in no man's land by his defense there! Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Svan in the 93rd minute of the match. Javier García made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xaiver Ascarretazabal in the 96th minute of play. Astillero del Guayas were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.