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Tambacunda Farafenni
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baltasar Distiratsu kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 罗亮磊 saved AMAZON DU DAHOMEY from getting behind. In the 5th minute, Paul Jennings hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's 罗亮磊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Tuste came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Tuste could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. After 14 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Juan Sebastián Puig. 罗亮磊 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play forced AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's goalkeeper 罗亮磊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. AMAZON DU DAHOMEY'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 ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's 罗亮磊 did a great save. 26 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Tuste came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 罗亮磊 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 27th minute of play. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 29th 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. 罗亮磊 came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Daniel Zorita sped through AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 罗亮磊. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Tuste in the 40th minute. After 42 minutes, Cristian Tuste mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AMAZON DU DAHOMEY and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Cristian Tuste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The AMAZON DU DAHOMEY players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Daniel Zorita made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Baltasar Distiratsu 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. In the 55th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of 罗亮磊. AMAZON DU DAHOMEY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timothy Dennison in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Ecuador's Cristian Sancho getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 罗亮磊 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 罗亮磊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 77th minute. 罗亮磊 was a little too slow when Agustín Saelices got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-5. Agustín Saelices sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 罗亮磊 came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 93rd minute. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AMAZON DU DAHOMEY.