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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Milito got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Neron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abel Neron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Neron having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Neron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Neron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 24th minute of the match. Abel Neron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felix Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Deportivo Balvanera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Juan Sebastián Puig got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abel Neron quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 28 minutes Deportivo Balvanera's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abel Neron in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 31 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Abel Neron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Neron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of the match. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 40th minute of the match. Abel Neron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Abel Neron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after Deportivo Balvanera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Deportivo Balvanera:s Abel Neron showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Zorita:s penalty. Daniel Zorita scored 0-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abel Neron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. Abel Neron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 53rd minute of play. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abel Neron could save by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Diego Milito managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Balvanera's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Milito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Abel Neron managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Milito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Felix Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Neron was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Abel Neron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of play. Abel Neron made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. After 75 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Argoitz. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. Abel Neron made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Felix Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute, Agustín Saelices reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abel Neron. The goal made the score 0-3. 82 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. After having played for 86 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marciano Koldobika's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marciano Koldobika helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Marciano Koldobika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 93rd minute, Luis Andino 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. 94 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.