League

Estadio del Pacífico
Spectators: 9240 (Terracing: 6931, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) If Willy Reynolds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marc Pringle kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Stefanos Terzopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chatruc Oro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stefanos Terzopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Damian Maftei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chatruc Oro was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Marc Pringle hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 16 minutes into the match, PACIFIC FC's Rodolfo Toraya broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damian Maftei in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chatruc Oro saved PACIFIC FC from getting behind. Esmeraldas S.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 22nd minute. Damian Maftei took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chatruc Oro. Chatruc Oro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, PACIFIC FC's Xefe Azpeitia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aguinaga Nebot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Villalcazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chatruc Oro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xefe Azpeitia got free with Aguinaga Nebot in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefanos Terzopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Chatruc Oro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The PACIFIC FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Esmeraldas S.C. were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damian Maftei made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martinez Cines in the 52nd minute of play forced PACIFIC FC's goalkeeper Chatruc Oro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Ferreros in the 54th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Damian Maftei came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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. PACIFIC FC's Aguirre Grandoso was substituted for Anibal Serrano. In the 61st minute Rodolfo Toraya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chatruc Oro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Maftei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chatruc Oro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 66th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, PACIFIC FC's goalkeeper Chatruc Oro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martinez Cines. Simon Abascal kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Chatruc Oro acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 73rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos. Aguinaga Nebot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Villalcazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st match minute, PACIFIC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Arzola to maneuver through the defense. Stefanos Terzopoulos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Chatruc Oro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Willy Reynolds received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Chatruc Oro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Willy Reynolds could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Chatruc Oro made a huge save. Simon Abascal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of PACIFIC FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Esmeraldas S.C.:s goal. When the match had been going on for 93 minutes, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Stefanos Terzopoulos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Chatruc Oro.