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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Ecuador's Obregón Pardemanos 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. Obregón Pardemanos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Hilario Pesquera 5 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Ibarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaxon-James Forlán charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaxon-James Forlán the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes Uruguay got a freekick which was hit by Jaxon-James Forlán. Hilario Pesquera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Obregón Pardemanos in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Ibarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hilario Pesquera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Obregón Pardemanos in the 17th minute. Johnny Ibarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Betzanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Johnny Ibarra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Primitivo Grau, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Betzanos came free, but Johnny Ibarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnny Ibarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Primitivo Grau in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primitivo Grau in the 30th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dario Betzanos was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute Dario Betzanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Ibarra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Servando Ariztimuño in the 55th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Obregón Pardemanos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Obregón Pardemanos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hilario Pesquera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Dario Betzanos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Johnny Ibarra came out of the goal and Dario Betzanos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Obregón Pardemanos came free, but Hilario Pesquera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Servando Ariztimuño who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Uruguay's corner Pero Barrutia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Johnny Ibarra quite easily take care of the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Estevam Moroño came free, but Johnny Ibarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Pero Barrutia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johnny Ibarra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 81 minutes of play, Ecuador's Flavio Cifuentes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hilario Pesquera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hilario Pesquera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Cifuentes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnny Ibarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Estevam Moroño in the 90th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Servando Ariztimuño got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Johnny Ibarra quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A hard shot 93 in the game by Estevam Moroño from a close distance when the talented Johnny Ibarra managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.