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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Argi Villar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giotis Michailidis in the 9th minute. Argi Villar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ecuador's Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Someliéri's goalie prevented a goal. Someliéri's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ladislav Chmelo in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Someliéri's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Edvin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edvin van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edvin van der Saar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led to Ecuador's Luis Andino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Giotis Michailidis came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Someliéri 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 Giotis Michailidis couldn't finish the play. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 37th minute of play forced Someliéri's goalkeeper Edvin van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Someliéri's Giotis Michailidis 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, 1-0. 46 minutes into the match, Someliéri's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Edvin van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giotis Michailidis to make the kick off. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argi Villar in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, Someliéri's Argi Villar 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, 2-0. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Someliéri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ladislav Chmelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 played minutes Someliéri got a freekick which was hit by Fe Fe. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argi Villar in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giotis Michailidis in the 60th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Someliéri's Edvin van der Saar got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Someliéri booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Giotis Michailidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Giotis Michailidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Argi Villar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Argi Villar made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Edvin van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 74th minute of play. Giotis Michailidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. After 84 played minutes Someliéri got a freekick which was hit by Giotis Michailidis. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argi Villar in the 86th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Giotis Michailidis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Argi Villar came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Someliéri's Wilfried Heirpoel got a free kick in the 94th minute. Fe Fe hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Gavino Laurendi charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gavino Laurendi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gavino Laurendi hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.