National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivaylo Yordanov got the match started through his kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of U21 Ecuador:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Portugal:s goal. U21 Ecuador:s Chinto Espinoza showed great skill when he stopped Ivaylo Yordanov:s penalty. In the 5th minute, Adalberto Bomba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Ecuador's Sotomayor Pendones shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Antero Linhares but with some difficulty. Antero Linhares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 10th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Delgado Larrinoa made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Patricio Lloret. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotomayor Pendones got free with Antero Linhares in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Ecuador's Sotomayor Pendones was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 24th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 26 minutes into the game, Sotomayor Pendones recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Antero Linhares. Sotomayor Pendones showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 29th minute Ivaylo Yordanov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chinto Espinoza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Sotomayor Pendones notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of U21 Portugal's Antero Linhares. Antero Linhares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chinto Espinoza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivaylo Yordanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute U21 Portugal were awarded a corner. Normando Macena went to the cornerflag to take it. If Machado Assis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute Sotomayor Pendones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antero Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Mourinho hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Emanuel Mourinho hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sotomayor Pendones was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Antero Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gualter Espírito Santo during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gualter Espírito Santo hit a great ball. Machado Assis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Chinto Espinoza made a huge save. In the 70th match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivaylo Yordanov to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Sotomayor Pendones made a precise shot to the right of Antero Linhares. U21 Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. U21 Portugal's Ricardo Vasques was substituted for Moisés Álvares. Antero Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Lloret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Mourinho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotomayor Pendones in the 89th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Xavier Carvalhal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chinto Espinoza. That made the score 5-1 in the 95 minute of play. U21 Ecuador's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.