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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Marcos Basso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Gelu Plopșor tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Marcos Basso. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 8th minute. Marcos Basso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 10th minute of the match. Bastian Von Axelson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Niklas Lundqvist in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julio Vera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marcos Basso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, The Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Marcos Basso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to The Shadows getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Li Fei Xu hit a great ball. When The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niklas Lundqvist in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niklas Lundqvist's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Bastian Von Axelson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 46 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when The Shadows's Herbert Holmgren fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Niklas Lundqvist made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Niklas Lundqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 54thth minute of the game Karl-Åke Andreasson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Marcos Basso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 minutes, Luis Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the The Shadows players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luis Andino hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Basso having to interfere. If Niklas Lundqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Shadows made a substitution. Slawomir Cisek replaced Wen Rong Feng. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Lundqvist in the 78th minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 84th minute of play. Marcos Basso was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niklas Lundqvist in the 88th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Niklas Lundqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Shadows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The audience was convinced that Niklas Lundqvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than The Shadows.