Friendly League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nicolás Valentini took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's zone, Sebastián Battaglia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cruz Salcedo came out of the goal and Sebastián Battaglia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacobo Ortzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruben Sánchez having to make a save. La Candela FC's Nahuel Molina managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Urtzi Jordana in the 15 minute of the game. 王桑辰 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Ruben Sánchez made a huge save. Urtzi Jordana kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The corner ended in Sebastián Battaglia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo did a great save. 25 minutes into the game, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cruz Salcedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cruz Salcedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Ortzi in the 30th minute of the match. Nicolás Valentini might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cruz Salcedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolás Valentini ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, Nicolás Valentini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cruz Salcedo. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolás Valentini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The La Candela FC fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A hard, long distance shot from Nicolás Valentini flew over the goal. After the first half La Candela FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

54 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cruz Salcedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacobo Ortzi in the 56th minute of the match. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolás Valentini in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute Jacobo Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Nicolás Valentini dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cruz Salcedo, 0-4. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Zorion Oña hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Rubén-Darío Feldmann came free, but Cruz Salcedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Jacobo Ortzi got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vidal Cabada during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 90th minute of play. Cruz Salcedo was a little too slow when Nicolás Valentini got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-6. In the 94th minute, Rubén-Darío Feldmann got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match was over La Candela FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato throughout the match.