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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dimitris Fragou took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikos Sarkanis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Montenegro in the 8th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Nikos Sarkanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when meteora 1929 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatziantoniou Xanthos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nikos Sarkanis 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 14th minute. Cristian Sancho scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Sarkanis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitris Fragou in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of meteora 1929 booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikos Sarkanis saved meteora 1929 from getting behind. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nikos Sarkanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rdth minute of the game Felix Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but meteora 1929's Nikos Sarkanis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clinton Eastwood hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. A collision led to meteora 1929 getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Aris Kasnaferis hit a great ball. In the 37thth minute of the game Agustín Saelices who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but meteora 1929's Nikos Sarkanis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Chatziantoniou Xanthos tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. meteora 1929's Nikos Sarkanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 51st minute of play. After 53 played minutes meteora 1929 got a freekick which was hit by Clinton Eastwood. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 54th minute. Nasos Venetidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Cristian Sancho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitris Fragou in the 64th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clinton Eastwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68thth minute of the game Dimitris Fragou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Chatziantoniou Xanthos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. Felix Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Nikos Sarkanis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nikos Sarkanis 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 80th minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Nikos Sarkanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A very nice done corner allowed Juan Sebastián Puig to score against Nikos Sarkanis in meteora 1929's goal. 2-3 after 87 minutes. Clinton Eastwood hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. meteora 1929's Nikos Sarkanis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save meteora 1929 from getting a goal against them. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by meteora 1929's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Prodromos Kabourakis during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, meteora 1929's Prodromos Kabourakis got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than meteora 1929 throughout the match.