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Match Report
Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Pentti Ojala made the kick off and thus started the match. If Pentti Ojala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pentti Ojala, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Josef Witlatschil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thilo Heß in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pentti Ojala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pentti Ojala came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Montenegro in the 27th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felix Montenegro in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Witlatschil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef Witlatschil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Josef Witlatschil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thilo Heß received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pentti Ojala in the 39th minute. A collision led to Tiger getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Iwo Sawicki hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Witlatschil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Tiger's Folko Rebe got a free kick in the 51st minute. With a little luck, Tiger's Josef Witlatschil got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tiger's Josef Witlatschil did a great save. Tiger made a substitution. Ingo Ustorf replaced Rudolf Speed. After 58 played minutes Tiger got a freekick which was hit by Gaizka Mendieta. In the 63rd minute, Folko Rebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Daniel Zorita in the 63rd minute really tested Josef Witlatschil's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwo Sawicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Iwo Sawicki 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. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Josef Witlatschil made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Josef Witlatschil to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Tiger getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Mikael Siltavirta hit a great ball. Christo Bothenhain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michail Bakunin in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Christo Bothenhain sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. Many of Ecuador's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Ecuador may have spent more time on the ball, but Tiger were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.
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