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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Bertol, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sören Bengtsson in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes Independiente'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 Luis Andino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pepe Santoro in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Independiente getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Albano Bertol hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pepe Santoro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pepe Santoro 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 26th minute. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florentino Inge didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isidoro Beltran succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Beltran in the 40th minute of play. After 42 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Napoleon Dropinski who took care of the corner kick. Napoleon Dropinski made a great header on Independiente's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 53rd minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorg Pieters in the 58th minute of play. Jorg Pieters blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Independiente's Serafín Berganza was substituted for Albano Bertol. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pepe Santoro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 76th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 80 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Luis Andino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pepe Santoro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 87th minute. In the 91st minute Jorg Pieters 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pepe Santoro. That made the score 1-2 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Independiente.