U21 World League

Estadio Mega Celeste
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Neicer Maltrana kicked off to start the match. Abel Matorin hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Doriva Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. In the 8thth minute of the game Marcel Queirós who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Denis Sayavedra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sampaio came free, but Denis Sayavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xencio Rebollar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sampaio came free, but Denis Sayavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Abel Matorin. 23 minutes into the game, Neicer Maltrana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Doriva Simões was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Xencio Rebollar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Denis Sayavedra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Queirós in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Rogerio Vilela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Denis Sayavedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abel Matorin in the 36th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Xencio Rebollar. In the 44th minute, Artur Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Neicer Maltrana in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Doriva Simões saved CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ from getting behind. Emilio Archibeque's late challenge caught a CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Archibeque helped the player get up and apologised. After 46 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Emilio Archibeque. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Denis Sayavedra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel Queirós. 54 minutes into the game, Artur Sarmento was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato the free kick. In the 55th match minute, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the game, Marcel Queirós cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Denis Sayavedra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Denis Sayavedra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Queirós in the 61st minute of the match. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Artur Sarmento got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Artur Sarmento off the ground. Artur Sarmento hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Rogerio Vilela, 63 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 67th minute, Xencio Rebollar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Doriva Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 76 minutes into the match, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Sampaio came free, but Denis Sayavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Queirós hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. When Rogerio Vilela fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's protests and gave Rogerio Vilela a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neicer Maltrana in the 84th minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Doriva Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato were the better team. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.