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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Pedro Mineiro kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play forced HollywooDogs's goalkeeper Chester Bennington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of HollywooDogs's Chester Bennington. Chester Bennington was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 15 minutes into the match, HollywooDogs's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Chester Bennington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chester Bennington saved HollywooDogs from getting behind. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Alvarenga in the 19th minute of play. Ricardo Bittencourt hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chester Bennington. Chester Bennington dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 35 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Chester Bennington was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Zé Pedro Mineiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mete Gøl hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Felix Montenegro hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

HollywooDogs made a substitution. Celso Senna replaced Barros Ramirez. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The corner ended in Mete Gøl almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Gøl in the 59th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Zé Pedro Mineiro 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. 72 minutes into the match, HollywooDogs's goalkeeper Chester Bennington had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Ricardinho Alvarenga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the game, Du Hong Hai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HollywooDogs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. After 83 played minutes HollywooDogs got a freekick which was hit by Du Hong Hai. In the 86th minute Ricardinho Alvarenga 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. Cristian Sancho came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Chester Bennington could save by the left post. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Chester Bennington in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 90th minute Zé Pedro Mineiro 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. Mete Gøl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ricardinho Alvarenga came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the HollywooDogs 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 Ricardinho Alvarenga couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zé Pedro Mineiro's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. Ecuador played a much better game than HollywooDogs and deserved their victory. The HollywooDogs players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.