U23 League

La Casona
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Maurilio Catrileo kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Liga de Quito's Nestor Ibaute got a free kick in the 12th minute. Alexandre Marrodan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cruz Guia in the 17th minute. Alexandre Marrodan 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 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Checa Cerezo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Manuel Rodríguez 1186 booed when Liga de Quito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Ibaute didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Maurilio Catrileo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomas Pando narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Maurilio Catrileo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomas Pando was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Liga de Quito's goal looked a bit too open when Topocho Villa came free, but Tomas Pando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 31 minutes, Maurilio Catrileo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurilio Catrileo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Miguel Ángel Luque got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 36 played minutes Liga de Quito got a freekick which was hit by Urrutia Tacon. 43 minutes into the match, Maurilio Catrileo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Liga de Quito's Tomas Pando. Tomas Pando was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eduardo Mascareñas to make the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Liga de Quito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Checa Cerezo to maneuver through the defense. Checa Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Eduardo Mascareñas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alexandre Marrodan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Liga de Quito's zone, Maurilio Catrileo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Pando came out of the goal and Maurilio Catrileo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's Alexandre Marrodan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Ibaute in the 67th minute of play. Cruz Guia scored 3-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandre Marrodan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Vidal Cismado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexandre Marrodan. Manuel Rodríguez 1186's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alexandre Marrodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Mascareñas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Mascareñas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Marrodan was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Urrutia Tacon kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Cruz Guia hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes Manuel Rodríguez 1186 got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Asencio.