Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817,
Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Astillero del Guayas's Zarando Eguizabal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Zuberoa Sanguino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Astillero del Guayas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urko FC the free kick. The supporters of Urko FC booed when Astillero del Guayas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zuberoa Sanguino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Long Yuan De made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Rito in the 7th minute of play. Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonzo Rito in the 11th minute of play. If Alonzo Rito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Samuel Javiar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Long Yuan De was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, Urko FC's Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó got control of the ball when Zarando Eguizabal tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Urko FC's Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó got control of the ball when Rodney Cosca tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31stth minute of the game Alonzo Rito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alonzo Rito in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Long Yuan De saved Astillero del Guayas from getting behind. Urko FC were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Astillero del Guayas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alonzo Rito took the corner. Alonzo Rito made a great header on Urko FC's corner, it was just that Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De managed to reach the ball for a save. Long Yuan De stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alonzo Rito's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 36thth minute of the game Alonzo Rito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Landeras, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Long Yuan De made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Rito in the 41st minute of play. Long Yuan De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alonzo Rito in the 41st minute of the match. When Lucio Ermano came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Urko FC 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 Lucio Ermano couldn't finish the play. Alonzo Rito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Long Yuan De read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alonzo Rito made a kick off. Alonzo Ritos short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Long Yuan De to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alonzo Ritos short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Long Yuan De to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 54th minute Zarando Eguizabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonatan Montes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 56 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the game, one of Urko FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó had in the 57thth minute some difficulties stopping Zuberoa Sanguino's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Astillero del Guayas's Zuberoa Sanguino. But to his dismay, Zuberoa Sanguino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The corner ended in Humberto Leocadio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De did a great save. Zarando Eguizabal kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Long Yuan De made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Humberto Leocadio sent off a good shot on target. Long Yuan De made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Leocadio in the 72nd minute. Samuel Javiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Yuan De having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zarando Eguizabal in the 77th minute of play forced Urko FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo-Nicolas Massó to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Long Yuan De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Javiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Humberto Leocadio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Long Yuan De having to make a save. 82 minutes into the match, Lucio Ermano notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De. Long Yuan De was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Lucio Ermano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Long Yuan De was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After having played for 88 minutes, Samuel Javiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Urko FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Javiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, Esteve Toro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucio Ermano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Long Yuan De made a huge save. With his leg Long Yuan De managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Urko FC's Humberto Leocadio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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