Prized/Friendly Cup

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Damian Maftei made the kick off which started today's match. Nacho González showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute of the match Esmeraldas S.C. got a corner. Astillero del Guayas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stefanos Terzopoulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Esmeraldas S.C.'s Martinez Cines getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 7th minute Willy Reynolds shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho González saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Damian Maftei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nacho González was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xaiver Ascarretazabal in the 15th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Astillero del Guayas's Juan-Pablo Leyarte got a free kick in the 16th minute. When Damian Maftei came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Esmeraldas S.C. 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 Damian Maftei couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Maftei in the 19th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willy Reynolds in the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Astillero del Guayas's Ulizes Sola got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Maftei came free, but Nacho González reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Damian Maftei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nacho González was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Willy Reynolds fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho González having to interfere. In the 28thth minute of the game Damian Maftei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nacho González took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willy Reynolds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Eguizabal in the 38th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustav Vinström kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Eguizabal in the 45th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willy Reynolds in the 47th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Esmeraldas S.C.'s Damian Maftei in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astillero del Guayas's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Ulizes Sola made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Astillero del Guayas getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Ziemowit Lampa hit a great ball. If Damian Maftei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Willy Reynolds's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nacho González read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. If Willy Reynolds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damian Maftei who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Nacho González when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 64th match minute, Esmeraldas S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsti Puistola to maneuver through the defense. Esmeraldas S.C. made a substitution. Simon Caicedo replaced Pinto Cubria. Torsti Puistola hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Willy Reynolds could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Nacho González made a huge save. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Astillero del Guayas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stefanos Terzopoulos was slow to take the kick. During this time Esmeraldas S.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Damian Maftei made a great header on Esmeraldas S.C.'s corner, it was just that Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González managed to reach the ball for a save. Nacho González made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willy Reynolds in the 76th minute. In the 80th match minute, Astillero del Guayas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zarando Eguizabal to maneuver through the defense. Willy Reynolds could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Nacho González made a huge save. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulizes Sola in the 89th minute of play. Oskar Petersson kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Nacho González was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Castillo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 92 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Esmeraldas S.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.