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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Yuan Di Xing made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes TAXI-MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Cristescu. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuan Di Xing, 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 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Alexa having to interfere. With 16 minutes on the clock, Antonio Arias commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuan Di Xing. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Krzynowek in the 22nd minute of play. Martin Alexa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The corner led Ecuador's Luis Andino to fire away a dangerous shot which Martin Alexa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Yuan Di Xing hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuan Di Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Martin Alexa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuan Di Xing charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuan Di Xing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when TAXI-MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuan Di Xing didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacek Krzynowek in the 44th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Yuan Di Xing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 63 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jacek Krzynowek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Yuan Di Xing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After having played for 70 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacek Krzynowek in the 71st minute of the match. After 74 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacek Krzynowek who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Robert Baita heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 89th minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Yuan Di Xing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TAXI-MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuan Di Xing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 96th minute of the match. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because TAXI-MM- had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.