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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Inácio Amaral'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 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute of the match De Kasteelheren got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hayden Hoebe ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hayden Hoebe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fokke Meijeringh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fokke Meijeringh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Sancho went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fokke Meijeringh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fokke Meijeringh 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 20th minute. Arif Ensar İsmet hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Fokke Meijeringh 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 21st minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Rodenboog in the 22nd minute of play. Iwo Fafinski charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iwo Fafinski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Iwo Fafinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Primitivo Andino during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Harold Rodenboog's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After having played for 37 minutes, Inácio Amaral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Kasteelheren's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inácio Amaral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the game, De Kasteelheren's Inácio Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Jos Everts hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Inácio Amaral sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Iwo Fafinski hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fokke Meijeringh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harold Rodenboog in the 61st minute of play. De Kasteelheren's Anthony Hillen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julio Vera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 64th minute of the match De Kasteelheren got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hayden Hoebe ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, De Kasteelheren's Fokke Meijeringh got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Harold Rodenboog came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, De Kasteelheren's Iwo Fafinski got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Primitivo Andino made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Daniel Zorita however managed to control. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Fokke Meijeringh made a huge save. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Kasteelheren's goalkeeper Fokke Meijeringh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fokke Meijeringh having to interfere. Iwo Fafinski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Inácio Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st match minute, De Kasteelheren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anatoliy Gvozdevych to maneuver through the defense. Fokke Meijeringh made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Amaral in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Inácio Amaral 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. The De Kasteelheren fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.