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老特拉福德球场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 巩洋岚 started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 鲁耀诚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 巩洋岚 in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 14th minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's goalkeeper 鲁耀诚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. 魏迅震 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 鲁耀诚. ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 巩洋岚 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by 武延迪 in the 25th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when 武延迪 came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队'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. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's 鲁耀诚 managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Montes in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 鲁耀诚 saved ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队 from getting behind. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 鲁耀诚 having to interfere. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 鲁耀诚 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute 巩洋岚 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. After 42 played minutes ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队 got a freekick which was hit by 于邦川. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. 鲁耀诚 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 46th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of 鲁耀诚. ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 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 Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 鲁耀诚 in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by 武延迪 in the 53rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 贺宇烽 kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's 魏迅震 got a free kick in the 58th minute. With a little luck, ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队's 鲁耀诚 got control of the ball when Felix Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 贺宇烽 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. In the 65th minute, Cristian Sancho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. 鲁耀诚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 鲁耀诚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 巩洋岚 in the 70th 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. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. 鲁耀诚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 鲁耀诚 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 73rd minute. In the 79th minute 巩洋岚 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. 鲁耀诚 made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. After 90 minutes, 巩洋岚 made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ecuador's Julio Vera tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ☆冰谷☆曼彻斯特联队 to leave the ground with a draw.