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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes Squadra de Pippe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Luis Andino was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 12 minutes of play, Squadra de Pippe's Lukasz Rukszcz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fan Xi Hong was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Squadra de Pippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Ellow didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Squadra de Pippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Bosco didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fan Xi Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fan Xi Hong came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Cristian Sancho. But to his dismay, Cristian Sancho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lukasz Rukszcz might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lukasz Rukszcz ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukasz Rukszcz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Fan Xi Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Lukasz Rukszcz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukasz Rukszcz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lukasz Rukszcz's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. Stanislovas Skripkauskas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fan Xi Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 45th minute. The corner led Ecuador's Daniel Zorita to fire away a dangerous shot which Fan Xi Hong despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukasz Rukszcz to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Lukasz Rukszcz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Lukasz Rukszcz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Squadra de Pippe's Filippo Gigli was substituted for Boruc Gongolewicz. 59 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Squadra de Pippe's Pastor Ellow quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 63rd minute of the match Filippo Gigli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Fan Xi Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Fan Xi Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Stanislovas Skripkauskas took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Lukasz Rukszcz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Filippo Gigli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Squadra de Pippe players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.