Friendly League

Volcan Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcos Bizi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot by Marcos Bizi from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Montrell Harrell's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 5th minute of the match Chimborazo A.F.C got a corner. Sportivo Ben Hur's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernesto Pacifico ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 6 minutes, You Guang Li mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chimborazo A.F.C and the Sportivo Ben Hur players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chimborazo A.F.C's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 8th minute of play. Jeremias Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teo Elivareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Elivareo in the 11th minute of play forced Chimborazo A.F.C's goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teo Elivareo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Elivareo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Chimborazo A.F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Teo Elivareo came free, but Jeremias Ledesma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Cearense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Montrell Harrell made a huge save. Chimborazo A.F.C's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Rodriguez in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Bizi came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teo Elivareo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Jorge Hagi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jeremias Ledesma was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Bizi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Montrell Harrell firmly grabbed it by the left post. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Ben Hur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ernesto Pacifico was slow to take the kick. During this time Chimborazo A.F.C's players had a chance to rest. In the 35th minute of the match, Marcos Bizi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Montrell Harrell was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Chimborazo A.F.C's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 36th minute of play. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Pacifico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Ernesto Pacifico cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Montrell Harrell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chimborazo A.F.C's Jeremias Ledesma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 42nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Rodriguez in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremias Ledesma saved Chimborazo A.F.C from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernesto Pacifico in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Montrell Harrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Jorge Hagi got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernesto Pacifico kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Montrell Harrell. That made the score 2-2 in the 48 minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Hagi was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Jeremias Ledesma managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Sportivo Ben Hur's Mario Rodriguez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Montrell Harrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Pacifico in the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Chimborazo A.F.C getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Lóránt Vadász hit a great ball. Chimborazo A.F.C's Jeremias Ledesma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Chimborazo A.F.C from getting a goal against them. Jeremias Ledesma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedrzej Chrzan in the 72nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcos Bizi in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Montrell Harrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 79 minutes into the match, Jorge Hagi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremias Ledesma. Chimborazo A.F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Hagi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Jeremias Ledesma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Baladi, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Pacifico in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Montrell Harrell saved Sportivo Ben Hur from getting behind. Marcos Bizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Montrell Harrell having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Sportivo Ben Hur left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Chimborazo A.F.C.