Brighton Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9thth minute of the game Daniel Zorita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brighton's Garry Vercauteren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 10 minutes Brighton'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. The corner ended in Felix Montes almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brighton's Garry Vercauteren did a great save. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Ecuador's Felix Montes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Gorria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garry Vercauteren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Saelices in the 15th minute of play. Garry Vercauteren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 21st minute of play forced Brighton's goalkeeper Garry Vercauteren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Garry Vercauteren. Brighton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan Gorria in the 30th minute. Marcelino Xacintu'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. Marcelino Xacintu helped the player get up and apologised. Garry Vercauteren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Garry Vercauteren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Brighton's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Garry Vercauteren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Ecuador 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Brighton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Lim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garry Vercauteren having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alan Gorria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Alan Gorria 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. 54 minutes into the match, Brighton's goalkeeper Garry Vercauteren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. SK Ramachandran charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed SK Ramachandran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes Brighton got a freekick which was hit by SK Ramachandran. After 58 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. In the 61st minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Sancho kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Garry Vercauteren. That made the score 0-5 in the 63 minute of play. Garry Vercauteren 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 66th minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 73rd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Gorria came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Garry Vercauteren made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garry Vercauteren having to interfere. When Alfred Hitchcock came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Brighton 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 Alfred Hitchcock couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.
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