Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marciano Garcia started the match with the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Garcia in the 4th minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Candido Platon's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Candido Platon sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. In the 9th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gilberto Dacio. The goal made the score 1-1. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Platon, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Eriberto Ledesma 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. With a little luck, Itacaruaré FC's Gilberto Dacio got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gilberto Dacio. The goal made the score 2-1. The audience was convinced that Candido Platon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Ledesma in the 28th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Laureano Kemen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilberto Dacio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marciano Garcia went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Garcia in the 38th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Platon, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. If Marciano Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.
The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Eriberto Ledesma tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute of the match Itacaruaré FC got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laureano Kemen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Laureano Kemen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Marciano Garcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marciano Garcia ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Itacaruaré FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After having played for 63 minutes, Candido Platon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itacaruaré FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Candido Platon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Candido Platon came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Itacaruaré FC 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 Candido Platon couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute Itacaruaré FC were awarded a corner. Laureano Kemen went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Itacaruaré FC's corner Laureano Kemen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilberto Dacio. Itacaruaré FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. When Juan Sebastián Puig fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Juan Sebastián Puig a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Itacaruaré FC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Garcia in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Roque Orlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
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