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BLAZER STADIUM
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pete Kitching started the match with the kick off. Pete Kitching recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pete Kitching in the 7th minute of play. 马益银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pete Kitching in the 9th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 马益银 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of the match. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 16th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Pete Kitching's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 24 minutes into the match, FK BLAZER's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but 马益银 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 29thth minute of the game Pete Kitching 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pete Kitching in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. 马益银 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 32nd minute of play. Philip Llewellyn hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 35th 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. 38 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pete Kitching. After having played for 42 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 马益银 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 44th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pete Kitching. After the first half Ecuador were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 马益银 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FK BLAZER's Ola Wallengren got a free kick in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 马益银. Cristian Sancho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with 马益银 in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pete Kitching, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Luis Andino kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 马益银 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pete Kitching's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Agustín Saelices charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agustín Saelices the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Ola Wallengren managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK BLAZER's supporters rose to their feet, but Ola Wallengren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador played a much better game than FK BLAZER and deserved their victory. The FK BLAZER players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.