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Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 8029 (Terracing: 6023, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pål Jönsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, Guayaquil City's Pål Jönsson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Federico Domao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jacinto Macia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the game, Pål Jönsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Federico Domao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Jairo Berastegui came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Taltun SC 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 Jairo Berastegui couldn't finish the play. Jairo Berastegui blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnoldo Dorrego having to make a save. 16 minutes into the match, Taltun SC's goal looked a bit too open when Pål Jönsson came free, but Federico Domao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes of play, Guayaquil City's Roger Odman made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Federico Domao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jairo Berastegui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Arnoldo Dorrego tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roger Odman scored 0-4 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Federico Domao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Federico Domao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roger Odman went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Arnoldo Dorrego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roman Hita in the 35th minute. Guayaquil City were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Taltun SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ubaldo Claramonte took the corner. Ubaldo Claramonte made a great header on Guayaquil City's corner, it was just that Taltun SC's Federico Domao managed to reach the ball for a save. When Jacinto Macia fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guayaquil City's protests and gave Jacinto Macia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, Guayaquil City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Macia to maneuver through the defense. Jairo Berastegui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Dorrego made a huge save. The Taltun SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Guayaquil City were winning 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Hita to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Roger Odman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Taltun SC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jairo Eguiluz hit a great ball. Federico Domao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pål Jönsson in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roman Hita in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnoldo Dorrego prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pål Jönsson got free with Federico Domao in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roger Odman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Federico Domao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jairo Eguiluz hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Roger Odman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Federico Domao came out and tried to block the shot, but Roger Odman slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 72nd minute. In the 78th minute, Armando Alamea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Guayaquil City's zone, Jairo Berastegui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Dorrego came out of the goal and Jairo Berastegui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th match minute, Taltun SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Alamea to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute Jacinto Macia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Domao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Guayaquil City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Guayaquil City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.