U18 League

La Casona
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) In the 10th minute, Eduardo Mascareñas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rutenio Poveda was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Alonso Bacciarini got a free kick in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Cross in the 19th minute of play forced Liga de Quito's goalkeeper Zeledon Bravain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yeray Lisperguer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zeledon Bravain having to make a save. If Yeray Lisperguer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Rutenio Poveda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduardo Mascareñas. In the 35thth minute of the game Ponce Bollo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Talcampeón FC's Rutenio Poveda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Liga de Quito getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ponce Bollo hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yeray Lisperguer to strike the kick off in the second half. When Talcampeón FC's Yeray Lisperguer in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liga de Quito's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Liga de Quito's zone, Yeray Lisperguer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeledon Bravain came out of the goal and Yeray Lisperguer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute Ponce Bollo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rutenio Poveda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rutenio Poveda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Mascareñas, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Cosme Mella's late challenge caught a Liga de Quito's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cosme Mella helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Cosme Mella got a free kick in the 75th minute. Zeledon Bravain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Francisco Maffey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 minutes, Ponce Bollo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Liga de Quito and the Talcampeón FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ponce Bollo kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Liga de Quito's Urrutia Tacon tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Cosme Mella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Velasco Ilarraza hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When Talcampeón FC's Yeray Lisperguer in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liga de Quito's goalie prevented a goal. Liga de Quito's Zeledon Bravain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Francisco Maffey in the 92nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Yeray Lisperguer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talcampeón FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yeray Lisperguer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zeledon Bravain breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Many of Talcampeón FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Talcampeón FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Liga de Quito were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.