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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luciano Salomon. RIVER PINAMAR fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 11th minute of play forced RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper Luciano Salomon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Salomon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, RIVER PINAMAR fc's Gustavo Quentin got a free kick in the 19th minute. Luciano Salomon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Luciano Salomon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Montenegro went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 31 minutes into the match, RIVER PINAMAR fc's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Luciano Salomon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, RIVER PINAMAR fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Urdaspal to maneuver through the defense. After 34 minutes RIVER PINAMAR fc'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. A well done corner resulted in Luis Andino drilling the ball in to score 0-3 behind RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luciano Salomon was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Edgard Paz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Edgard Paz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gustavo Quentin to strike the kick off in the second half. Edgard Paz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Luciano Salomon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 58th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Piszczor in the 61st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Quentin in the 61st minute of the match. RIVER PINAMAR fc's Anastasio Burni was substituted for Gustavo Quentin. 65 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Burni came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper Luciano Salomon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Luciano Salomon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luciano Salomon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to RIVER PINAMAR fc getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Benedicto Tadzio hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, RIVER PINAMAR fc's goalkeeper Luciano Salomon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Luciano Salomon to make any attempt to save it. Luciano Salomon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Luciano Salomon made a huge save. With his leg Luciano Salomon managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Luciano Salomon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than RIVER PINAMAR fc throughout the match.