Monumental R. Mejia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 6th minute of play forced River de Ramos Mejía's goalkeeper Eleuterio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eleuterio Maureo was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 8th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. River de Ramos Mejía'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. In the 11th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. River de Ramos Mejía'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. At last the ball reached Agustín Saelices at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of River de Ramos Mejía. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Maureo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute of the match, Angelo Grabiel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. River de Ramos Mejía's Eleuterio Maureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 22nd minute of play. Eleuterio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26thth minute of the game Angelo Grabiel 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. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eleuterio Maureo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the River de Ramos Mejía defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eleuterio Maureo. The River de Ramos Mejía fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eleuterio Maureo should have stopped the shot. In the 33rd minute, Antonio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelo Grabiel. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 35th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Angelo Grabiel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, River de Ramos Mejía's Angelo Grabiel got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelo Grabiel was the one to do the kick off. River de Ramos Mejía's Eleuterio Maureo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save River de Ramos Mejía from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ecuador booed when River de Ramos Mejía was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Weets didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eleuterio Maureo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. River de Ramos Mejía's Eleuterio Maureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 56th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Grabiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Eleuterio Maureo in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Ecuador booed when River de Ramos Mejía was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin Benat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Grabiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Grabiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to River de Ramos Mejía getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Adriano Fontana hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the game, Metodi Dutzov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. River de Ramos Mejía's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. River de Ramos Mejía made a substitution. Celestino Eli replaced Mădălin Holban. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of River de Ramos Mejía:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. A collision led to River de Ramos Mejía getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Alejo Maties hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Weets in the 86th minute of play. In the 88th minute of the match River de Ramos Mejía 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. Celestino Eli ran over to the corner to take the kick. River de Ramos Mejía's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Weets came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cristian Sancho fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Cristian Sancho a yellow card for diving instead. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Weets in the 96th minute of the match. In the 98th minute, Gabriel-Omar Batistuta made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4.
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