Blue Arena
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356,
Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sixto Seijas made the kick off which started today's match. When Flor Arganza came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Carnot fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Flor Arganza couldn't finish the play. Sixto Seijas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cotera Meca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Blackblue United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vito Cardoso in the 9th minute. Leonardo Maquilanda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verner Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sixto Seijas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cotera Meca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Verner Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Maquilanda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Maquilanda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cevallos Trevino, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Cotera Meca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sixto Seijas in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Carnot's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago-Ezequiel Mora came free, but Cotera Meca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Carnot's Cotera Meca got control of the ball when Sixto Seijas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carnot's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vito Cardoso was slow to take the kick. During this time Blackblue United's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Maximiliano Abuleta heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cevallos Trevino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonardo Maquilanda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cevallos Trevino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Maquilanda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flor Arganza in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Sixto Seijas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 44th match minute, Blackblue United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago-Ezequiel Mora to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Flor Arganza made the kick off in the second half. Blackblue United's Leonardo Maquilanda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Blackblue United from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Carnot booed when Blackblue United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximiliano Abuleta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Sixto Seijas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cotera Meca. Carnot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sixto Seijas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 63 minutes into the match, Carnot's Cevallos Trevino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Maquilanda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Blackblue United's goal looked a bit too open when Cevallos Trevino came free, but Leonardo Maquilanda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Maquilanda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flor Arganza, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute Sixto Seijas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cotera Meca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cevallos Trevino scored 1-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Maquilanda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 75 played minutes Carnot got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Candina. Cotera Meca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Seijas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cotera Meca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sixto Seijas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When González Llarena came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Blackblue United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that González Llarena couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Cevallos Trevino took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Leonardo Maquilanda to make any attempt to save it. In the 94th minute Sixto Seijas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cotera Meca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carnot's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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