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Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. Kajetan Pionek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute of the match. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. In the 15th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-1. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Cristian Sancho put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Kajetan Pionek. Kajetan Pionek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s goalkeeper Kajetan Pionek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Kajetan Pionek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Daniel Zorita sped through ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kajetan Pionek. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ezker Dorado was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s Nicolaas Otamendi got a free kick in the 55th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Felix Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Kajetan Pionek made a huge save. It was a well-played corner which Juan Sebastián Puig managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Kajetan Pionek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Sebastián Puig, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 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 63rd minute. ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'s Kajetan Pionek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 65th minute of play. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kajetan Pionek could save by the left post. Kajetan Pionek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 74th minute of the match. After 75 minutes ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐'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. Kajetan Pionek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐ defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kajetan Pionek. The ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kajetan Pionek should have stopped the shot. Kajetan Pionek was a little too slow when Cristian Sancho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-7. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belarmo Acosta during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Belarmo Acosta hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kajetan Pionek having to make a save. Ecuador played a much better game than ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐ and deserved their victory. The ⭐⭐⭐ LA SCALONETA ⭐⭐⭐ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.