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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Zorita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dmytro Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dmytro Novak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Yuriy Gandzyuk scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-0. Dmytro Novak 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Novak having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dmytro Novak was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmytro Novak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuriy Gandzyuk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuriy Gandzyuk got free with Julio Vera in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmytro Novak came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Rodion Orel made the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marius Niculae in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Rodion Orel hit a great ball. A collision led to КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Rodion Orel hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Fasciani to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Dmytro Novak in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика'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. Felix Montenegro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Dmytro Novak 71 minutes into the match. Dmytro Novak 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 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's goalkeeper Dmytro Novak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. 77 minutes into the match, КУРСКАЯ Народреспублика's Stepan Tovkatskiy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustín Saelices got free with Dmytro Novak in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute of the match, Luis Andino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dmytro Novak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 84th minute, Özgür Üstüner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Dmytro Novak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Marius Niculae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Primitivo Andino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.