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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 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. A nice corner shot did that Agustín Saelices got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pepe Santoro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 6th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Independiente's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montenegro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Isidoro Beltran tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Bertol didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Ecuador 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Independiente's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Napoleon Dropinski in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 42nd minute of the match. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidoro Beltran stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Independiente's Pepe Santoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Independiente from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Pepe Santoro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 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 61st minute. 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 63rd minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 68th minute, but Pepe Santoro got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Independiente hanging dry this time. In the 69th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pepe Santoro. That made the score 0-2 in the 71 minute of play. Independiente's Serafín Berganza was substituted for Albano Bertol. In the 77thth minute of the game Isidoro Beltran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidoro Beltran during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Isidoro Beltran hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Independiente's Mateo Mendez got a free kick in the 84th minute. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidoro Beltran in the 86th minute of the match. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Pepe Santoro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julio Vera went to the wrong direction when Isidoro Beltran was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 96th minute Isidoro Beltran 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.