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Match Report
MEC
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Zorita got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alessandro do Valle in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Zézinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 12th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Florin Susara came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the MarquinhosEC 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 Florin Susara couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro do Valle in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florin Susara who took care of the corner kick. 30 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Curt Montes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zézinho Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Andino in the 35th minute of the match. Alessandro do Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zézinho Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 38th minute of the match. Zézinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Felix Montenegro's late challenge caught a MarquinhosEC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felix Montenegro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessandro do Valle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alessandro do Valle might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessandro do Valle ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55th minute Alessandro do Valle 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zézinho Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. MarquinhosEC's Perivaldo Guimarães was substituted for Curt Montes. In the 66th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zézinho Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perivaldo Guimarães might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perivaldo Guimarães ran back to his position shaking his head. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Freitas in the 75th minute of play. Inácio Freitas scored 1-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Vera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zézinho Simões showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Zézinho Simões made a huge save. The MarquinhosEC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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