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Match Report
Asti Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Pinti in the 10th minute. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elia Pietrantoni's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Eurospeed Asti 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. Ettore Masciarelli ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ettore Masciarelli got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Fausto Pinti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31stth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elia Pietrantoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Damiano Battisti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Elia Pietrantoni made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Pietrantoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After having played for 45 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Elia Pietrantoni made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Cristian Sancho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Damiano Battisti. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 55th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Elia Pietrantoni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eurospeed Asti's supporters rose to their feet, but Elia Pietrantoni 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. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Zorita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Arias kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ecuador's Luis Andino got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Pinti in the 93rd minute of the match. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Damiano Battisti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Eurospeed Asti.
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