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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Hagström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcus Hagström 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 18th minute. Fabiano Antonini'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. Fabiano Antonini helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Fabiano Antonini hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 20th minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rank 1's Fabiano Antonini got a free kick in the 21st minute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Hagström having to interfere. In the 29th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Hagström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rank 1's Marcus Hagström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Hagström. Rank 1's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Hagström having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Conny Vesterberg made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Marcus Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Rank 1's Marcus Hagström got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Hagström made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Rank 1 from getting a goal against them. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Rank 1 from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Conny Vesterberg hit a great ball. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Rank 1 from getting a goal against them. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 86 minutes into the match, Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. The Rank 1 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.