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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Diego Milito kicked off to start the match. Abel Neron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Deportivo Balvanera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Abel Neron quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Abel Neron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Abel Neron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abel Neron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 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 22nd minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abel Neron quite easily take care of the ball. In the 25th minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Agustín Saelices who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26thth minute of the game Agustín Saelices who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute, Ernesto Argoitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diego Milito's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 33 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abel Neron. Deportivo Balvanera's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Abel Neron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Taurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Neron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Saelices, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abel Neron, 0-2. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Neron having to interfere. When Ernesto Argoitz fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Balvanera's protests and gave Ernesto Argoitz a yellow card for diving instead. Ecuador's Diego Mancebo was substituted for Luis Andino. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Ernesto Argoitz got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 59 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abel Neron was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Taurino in the 62nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severiano Taurino's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Diego Milito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 68th minute of play. 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 69th minute. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron managed to reach the ball for a save. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro López, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Abel Neron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustín Saelices received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Abel Neron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 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. Abel Neron was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Agustín Saelices came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd 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. 93 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abel Neron made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.