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Match Report
Viejo Monumental
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ríver Late's Claudio Echeverri in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Ríver Late's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Geovani de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montes in the 13th minute of play forced Ríver Late's goalkeeper Geovani de Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baran Sarka. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Geovani de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Echeverri, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Claudio Echeverri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudio Echeverri. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Claudio Echeverri came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Ríver Late fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudio Echeverri couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th 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. Geovani de Salles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudio Echeverri showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Claudio Echeverri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ríver Late's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Echeverri 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. When Ríver Late's Claudio Echeverri in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute of the match Daniel Zorita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geovani de Salles showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Echeverri in the 66th minute of the match. Ríver Late made a substitution. Emiliano Gai replaced Rick Haremeijer. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Dimas Barrientos put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Skytt in the 76th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimas Barrientos, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimas Barrientos in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Geovani de Salles in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimas Barrientos in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Silveira in the 93rd minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimas Barrientos's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. The Ríver Late support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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