Ecuador 4 - Paraguay 1

Hapless Paraguay made the trek to the scary heights of Quito to face surging Ecuador.  Fidencio Oviedo (pictured, red #6) created an early opportunity for Paraguay out of nothing when he blocked a clearance attempt by Jefferson Montero (pictured, yellow) that took a crazy rebound and allowed Luis Caballero to smash a laser from sixteen yards into the Ecuadorian goal and give Paraguay a shock 1-0 road lead.  Gabriel Achilier nearly equalized for Ecuador, but his header connected with the crossbar and denied the crowd a reason to be joyful.  A Walter Ayovi free kick from a short angle with seven minutes left in the half was sent in three yards from goal.  Felipe Caicedo made like a tank and bullied both Cristian Riveros and Richard Ortiz to the ground as he knocked the ball home for the equalizer.  The first half score: Ecuador 1, Paraguay 1.

Five minutes into the second period was when Montero made the match his own.  A quick restart free kick that traversed the field from Christian Noboa put the speedy Montero in ahead of Ivan Piris, whom he dusted on route toward goal.  Montero finished off the inside of the far post to give Ecuador a 2-1 advantage.  An unfocused Paraguay allowed the same play to beat them five minutes later as Noboa again found Montero on a cross-the-field ball from a quick restart.  Montero dribbled around Piris twice before crossing a ball to Cristian Benitez, who headed away easily for the third goal for Ecuador.  Montero scored another goal twenty minutes later when his effort was turned into his own goal by Pablo Aguilar, though Montero received credit for the fourth Ecuador score.  Frickson Erazo took the opportunity late in the match to deliver a crushing blow physically to Paraguay as he shouldered Edgar Benitez in the face on the edge of the Ecuador penalty area.  Ecuador win 4-1.

Goals
Ecuador
Felipe Caicedo 38
Jefferson Montero 50, 75
Cristian Benitez 54

Paraguay
Luis Caballero 15

Match Reports:
http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/ecuador-punishes-paraguay-atahualpa-4-1
http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/3/26/4150680/ecuador-vs-paraguay-2013-final-score-result

Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbJOKalxEwg (1st half)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm5ZlpY4X_E (2nd half)