Molineux Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sotiris Koupepes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 4th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 6th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Primitivo Andino in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Wolverhampton's Per-Oskar Ahlstedt. Thomas Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Librado Pamperin in the 15 minute of the game. Sotiris Koupepes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Edmund Almkvist 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. In the 24th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Runeberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thomas Runeberg having to make a save. Thomas Runeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 28th minute of play. Thomas Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Wolverhampton defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Runeberg. The Wolverhampton fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Runeberg should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sotiris Koupepes got free with Julio Vera in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 36th minute, when Sotiris Koupepes scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-1. In the 41st minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Runeberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sotiris Koupepess short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thomas Runeberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Andino. Thomas Runeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 55th minute of play. After 59 minutes, Sotiris Koupepes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wolverhampton and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felix Montenegro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Koupepes in the 61st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Thomas Runeberg made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Runeberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Thomas Runeberg to make any attempt to save it. Wolverhampton's attentive Guillermo Granäng managed to snatch the ball when Primitivo Andino made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. After 82 played minutes Wolverhampton got a freekick which was hit by Boruc Domarecki. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Runeberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sotiris Koupepes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmund Almkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Almkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Wolverhampton getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Edmund Almkvist hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Thomas Runeberg in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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