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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Saba, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Victoriano Abel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Per Rolandsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Victoriano Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Average Joes's goalie prevented a goal. Average Joes's Victoriano Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 36th minute of play. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victoriano Abel. Victoriano Abel 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. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Victoriano Abel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Jo Blanchaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Per Rolandsson to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Rolandsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nils-Emil Gulliksson during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nils-Emil Gulliksson hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Victoriano Abel in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Average Joes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Luis Andino almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Average Joes's Victoriano Abel did a great save. Arthur Saba scored 1-3 in the 63rd 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Average Joes's Mattias Finnman was substituted for Jo Blanchaert. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per Rolandsson in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Victoriano Abel in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Average Joes made a substitution. Jeremias Silban replaced Per Rolandsson. 84 minutes into the match, Average Joes's goalkeeper Victoriano Abel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. 88 minutes into the match, Average Joes's goalkeeper Victoriano Abel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Silban in the 89th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Finnman's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mattias Finnman helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Average Joes getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Mattias Finnman hit a great ball. In the 93rd 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. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.