National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Xavon Colunga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Carballo, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Gabe Conejo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Madaria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Randall Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xavon Colunga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogelio Madaria could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Gabe Conejo made a huge save. After 15 minutes, Anangonó Andibidria mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Ecuador and the U21 Costa Rica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute, Anangonó Andibidria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 minutes, Alvin Solis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Costa Rica and the U21 Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Alvin Solis hit a great ball. Gabe Conejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anangonó Andibidria, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 26th minute, Adolfo Aguilar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Mendez Urquizu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Costa Rica the free kick. A collision led to U21 Ecuador getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Mendez Urquizu hit a great ball. Xavon Colunga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolando Fonseca in the 35th minute of play. U21 Ecuador's Rogelio Madaria got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Randall Leal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Alvin Solis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogelio Madaria struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Gabe Conejo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Ecuador. Rogelio Madaria scored 1-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabe Conejo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Evaristo Coronado replaced Rolando Fonseca. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Ecuador's zone, Evaristo Coronado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xavon Colunga came out of the goal and Evaristo Coronado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Costa Rica's Inocencio Zamora was substituted for Isidro Robles. Loco Cadena made in the 83rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eugenio Opazo. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Costa Rica's zone, Anangonó Andibidria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabe Conejo came out of the goal and Anangonó Andibidria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gabe Conejo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rogelio Madaria went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. U21 Ecuador's Ivan Zamorano was substituted for Rogelio Madaria. An unexpectedly hard shot by Randall Leal in the 94th minute of play forced U21 Ecuador's goalkeeper Xavon Colunga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Ecuador fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Costa Rica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.