Claude François
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Wang Guang Chuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandrie CF's Matthias Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 6th minute of play. Matthias Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Conceicão, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Francisco Conceicãos short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Julio Vera to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Francisco Conceicão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Francisco Conceicão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Brandin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Julio Vera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Daniel Zorita scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthias Brandin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Vera was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Ruslan Tikhonov capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruslan Tikhonov really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 39 minutes, Ruslan Tikhonov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alexandrie CF and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Ruslan Tikhonov got a free kick in the 39th minute. Matthias Brandin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Zorita went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francisco Conceicão made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Andrews in the 52nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 62nd minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Conceicão in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Isaac Andrews left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alexandrie CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Alexandrie CF's Francisco Conceicão suffered a sore thigh after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Antonio Arias's late challenge caught a Alexandrie CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Arias helped the player get up and apologised. After 72 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling André Franco in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 78 minutes of play Alexandrie CF's Ruslan Tikhonov was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Tikhonov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Alexandrie CF booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, Alexandrie CF's Tomás Esteves shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Vera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Alexandrie CF reached it. After having played for 86 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Alexandrie CF 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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