Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emilio Rizzo got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Polito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 8th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Emilio Rizzo 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. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Polito having to interfere. Corrado Contestabile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Mary Cau kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Polito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Duri come il marmo'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Felix Montes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Addari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duri come il marmo's Emiliano Polito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Polito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emiliano Polito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 39th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Duri come il marmo's Fabiano Natale got a free kick in the 41st minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corrado Contestabile, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Corrado Contestabile scored 2-0 in the 43rd 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. In the 46th minute, one of Ecuador:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ecuador. After 49 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mary Cau who took care of the corner kick. 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.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristian Sancho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Alberigo Addari 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. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 played minutes Duri come il marmo got a freekick which was hit by Mary Cau. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Flavio Lattanzio replaced Fabiano Natale. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Duri come il marmo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emiliano Polito quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Carter Romanese replaced Corrado Contestabile. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Duri come il marmo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Luis Andino 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. 89 minutes into the match, Duri come il marmo's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Emiliano Polito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Rizzo in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Alberigo Addari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Emiliano Polito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Duri come il marmo had won, even though Ecuador had held more of the ball.
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