League

Estadio Catolicano
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Omar Miralles made the kick off which started today's match. Segundo Barbadillo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Universidad Catolica's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Miralles came free, but Anibal Ybarbo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquez Pedronera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Ybarbo having to interfere. Anibal Ybarbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yépez Cotes, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. A collision led to Universidad Catolica getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Segundo Barbadillo hit a great ball. Omar Miralles took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anibal Ybarbo. Anibal Ybarbo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Anibal Ybarbo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurelio Martijana went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 40 minutes into the match, Omar Miralles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anibal Ybarbo. Universidad Catolica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Omar Miralles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Iza Iruz made the kick off in the second half. Armando Hordoñez charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armando Hordoñez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Armando Hordoñez kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Universidad Catolica's zone, Aurelio Martijana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anibal Ybarbo came out of the goal and Aurelio Martijana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Universidad Catolica's Anibal Ybarbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Miralles in the 56th minute of play. Xavion Rulan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iza Iruz in the 58th minute of the match. Anibal Ybarbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Martijana in the 59th minute of the match. When Omar Miralles came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Almendral 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 Omar Miralles couldn't finish the play. Marquez Pedronera might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anibal Ybarbo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marquez Pedronera ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 65th minute, Omar Miralles reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anibal Ybarbo. The goal made the score 0-5. In the 69th match minute, Universidad Catolica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marlon Valdovinos to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Campos Ruales in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Almendral's Calisto Tovilleja. 73 minutes into the match, Universidad Catolica's goalkeeper Anibal Ybarbo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Miralles. Omar Miralles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anibal Ybarbo having to interfere. Aurelio Martijana scored 0-6 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anibal Ybarbo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anibal Ybarbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Miralles in the 88th minute of play. Yépez Cotes kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. If Marquez Pedronera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Almendral played a much better game than Universidad Catolica and deserved their victory. The Universidad Catolica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.