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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Colas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felix Montes's late challenge caught a Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montes helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Felix Montes. When Heitor Quental came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ 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 Heitor Quental couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juan Sebastián Puig during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Juan Sebastián Puig hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dendi Ishutin in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Dendi Ishutin came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Heitor Quental in the 13th minute. Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Heitor Quental 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. Julio Vera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dendi Ishutin went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Blas Colas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Dendi Ishutin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 23rdth minute of the game Cristian Sancho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Blas Colas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute of the match, Joaquín Lillo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Julio Vera was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Dendi Ishutin 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Gagriel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Dendi Ishutin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Dendi Ishutin took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. After some careless play in the Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blas Colas. The Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blas Colas should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dendi Ishutin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Dendi Ishutin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 52 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Heitor Quental who took care of the corner kick. Dendi Ishutin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blas Colas made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dendi Ishutin in the 72nd minute of play. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Blas Colas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 78 minutes into the match, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s goalkeeper Blas Colas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. A nice corner shot did that Cristian Sancho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Blas Colas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 90 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blas Colas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blas Colas having to interfere. The Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.