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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesare Antonacci kicked off to start the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余树默 in the 3rd minute of the match. 姜光勇 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of the match. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's 姜光勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 14th minute of play. 姜光勇 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes, Primitivo Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cesare Antonacci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's 姜光勇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 姜光勇 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 姜光勇 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 袁森威 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. 袁森威'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. 袁森威 helped the player get up and apologised. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesare Antonacci in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Cristian Sancho struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. 姜光勇 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. After 70 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. A collision led to 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. 曹骋林 hit a great ball. The long shot by Daniel Zorita in the 76th minute really tested 姜光勇's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 78th minute, but 姜光勇 got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 hanging dry this time. After 79 minutes 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队'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. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 姜光勇 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 82 minutes into the match, 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 姜光勇 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队'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. The corner led to Ecuador's Antonio Arias getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After some careless play in the 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 姜光勇. The 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 姜光勇 should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, 姜光勇 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 91st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 姜光勇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. 曹骋林 hit a great ball. In the 94th minute Cesare Antonacci 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. The 【粤】佛山黄飞鸿龙狮队 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ecuador's performance. The match ended with a win for Ecuador.