QUITO, Ecuador -- A congenital heart ailment that had gone undetected in numerous physical examinations killed star 27-year-old Ecuador striker Christian Benitez, the national teams physician said Friday. Dr. Patricio Maldonado said a second, 2 1/2-hour autopsy performed after Benitez body was flown home from Qatar found that the athlete died due to problems "that cannot be detected even with very sophisticated exams." "Medical science is not 100 per cent effective," said Maldonado, "and we are left with painful incidents such as this." The 27-year-old player died Monday in Qatar, a day after playing his first game with the El Jaish club. He had been admitted to the hospital with severe stomach pains after the match. Benitez joined El Jaish last month after spending several years in Mexico, where he helped America win the Mexican championship last season. Maldonado reminded reporters that Benitez had passed through a number of clubs where medical checkups are mandatory, "but this problem was only detected post-mortem." The president of Ecuadors soccer federation, Luis Chiriboga, attributed the problem to a flawed coronary artery. Thousands of people filed past Benitez casket on Friday in the Ruminahi sports arena in the capital before a funeral service in which relatives and fans wept inconsolably for the one of the biggest stars of Ecuadorean soccer. Benitez began his career with Ecuadors El Nacional club and later played for Santos and America in Mexico. He was briefly with Birmingham City in England. He played for Ecuadors 2006 World Cup team and looked to be on his way to participation on the squad in next years World Cup in Brazil. Nike Free Shoes Clearance . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. Nike Free Shoes Australia .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. http://www.nikefreecheapaustralia.com/ . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Nike Free Australia Online . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Nike Free Cheap Online . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. MADRID -- Atletico Madrid says doctors have ruled out a serious injury to Antoine Griezmanns left foot, potentially allowing the France forward to play in the derby against Real Madrid on Saturday.Griezmann hurt the foot in Frances World Cup qualifier against Sweden on Friday, but tests conducted Sunday discarded any bone injuries that could have sidelined him for a long time.He will not play in Frances friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday and has already returned to Madrid to undergo treatment with club doctors ahead of Saturdays game.Atletico said the players presence at the Vicente Calderon Stadium is pending evolution.Sergio Ramos, who had been nursing aa knee injury, and Luka Modric, who underwent knee surgery in September, should be available for Real Madrid.dddddddddddd Modric played off the bench in a 3-0 win against Leganes in the Spanish league on Sunday.Casemiro and Pepe are not likely to recover from their injuries, and Toni Kroos is certain to miss the game because of a right foot ailment.Madrid leads the league with 27 points from 11 games -- two points more than Barcelona. Atletico, after a 2-0 loss at Real Sociedad, has 21 points and is one behind third-place Villarreal. ' ' '