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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Isidoro Beltran who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Julio Vera when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 6th minute of the match, Jorg Pieters 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. In the 8th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th 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, Jorg Pieters made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jorg Pieters did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Julio Vera 25 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Daniel Zorita sped through Independiente's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. Isidoro Beltran took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Mateo Mendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Beltran got free with Julio Vera in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 42 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Beltran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sören Bengtsson in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th 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. Independiente's Pepe Santoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Independiente from getting a goal against them. After 59 played minutes Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Roldan. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sören Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Isidoro Beltran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independiente's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Beltran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pepe Santoro having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pepe Santoro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute Cristian Sancho 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 76th minute of the match. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Isidoro Beltran went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Sebastián Puig in the 85th minute of the match. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Felix Montes's late challenge caught a Independiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ecuador players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Independiente.