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Match Report
Santo Sudário
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richárd Lovász in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Gaúcho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. William Gaúcho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. William Gaúcho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. When Richárd Lovász came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Richárd Lovász couldn't finish the play. Almir Meira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Paelemans during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Casa Real de Savóia F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Paelemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. William Gaúcho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Almir Meira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. William Gaúcho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Agustín Saelices took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised William Gaúcho. William Gaúcho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Paelemans got free with Julio Vera in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Poli Puyol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Almir Meira got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Almir Meira was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poli Puyol in the 56th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 65 minutes into the match, Poli Puyol 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 Poli Puyol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Almir Meira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but William Gaúcho firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Paelemans in the 83rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Poli Puyol in the 87th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Poli Puyol in the 87th minute of the match. Almir Meira scored 2-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 92 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Poli Puyol who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s corner Poli Puyol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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