National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sergio Villabona kicked off to start the match. Patricio Oca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inaki Vilafranca, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Villabona in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chap Periceira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ecuador's Patricio Oca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Mannuel Batistuta kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 17 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Godín who took care of the corner kick. Chap Periceira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Villabona in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Villabona in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chap Periceira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute of the match, Dayam Llave got a very nice opportunity to score, but Patricio Oca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Ecuador's Sergio Villabona in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Villabona in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chap Periceira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ecuador's Patricio Oca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dayam Llave in the 33rd minute of play. Patricio Oca had great luck who in the 34thth minute grab hold of the ball when Dayam Llave from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 38 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Villabona came free, but Chap Periceira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Cortez Cabuerniga went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Ecuador's Sergio Villabona to a score. 0-1 in the 40th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergio Villabona in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chap Periceira saved Venezuela from getting behind. Chap Periceira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Cáceres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Cortez Cabuerniga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chap Periceira quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francis Bacon to strike the kick off in the second half. Patricio Oca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inaki Vilafranca in the 54th minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Sergio Villabona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Chap Periceira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Sergio Villabona sped through Venezuela's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chap Periceira. Patricio Oca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dayam Llave in the 61st minute of the match. Ecuador made a substitution. Angelito Benavides replaced Esteban Cáceres. Chap Periceira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sergio Villabona showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 68 minute of play. Venezuela's Guilabertus Castrillon was substituted for Diego Godín. In the 72ndth minute of the game Sergio Villabona who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Venezuela's Chap Periceira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Sergio Villabona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chap Periceira. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chap Periceira should have stopped the shot. Ecuador's Carabalí Mariño was substituted for Sergio Villabona. Patricio Oca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Orsini, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ecuador's Angelito Benavides got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Galo Caracedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Oca was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After 89 minutes, Galo Caracedo made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Patricio Oca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Galo Caracedo struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Patricio Oca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela.