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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rank 1's Conny Vesterberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Hagström came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Daniel Zorita. But to his dismay, Daniel Zorita quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Rank 1's Marcus Hagström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Hagström. Rank 1's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Hagström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's Felix Montenegro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcus Hagström in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Felix Montenegro put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Marcus Hagström. 24 minutes into the match, Agustín Saelices notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Rank 1's Marcus Hagström. Marcus Hagström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Sancho to maneuver through the defense. Conny Vesterberg hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Felix Montes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rank 1 the free kick. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Conny Vesterberg got free with Julio Vera in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Ros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Rank 1 were awarded a corner. Fredric Åhman went to the cornerflag to take it. When Fabiano Antonini fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rank 1's protests and gave Fabiano Antonini a yellow card for diving instead. After 41 played minutes Rank 1 got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Antonini. Cristian Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-5 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 Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Hagström having to interfere. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 潘岚铮 in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Rank 1 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. John Lövkvist hit a great ball. The long shot by Daniel Zorita in the 66th minute really tested Marcus Hagström's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rank 1's goalkeeper Marcus Hagström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 71 minutes Rank 1's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Cristian Sancho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Marcus Hagström skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 73rd minute, Rank 1's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conny Vesterberg in the 74th minute of play. Marcus Hagström made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Marcus Hagström was a little too slow when Daniel Zorita got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-6. Agustín Saelices's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Hagström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Rank 1 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Hagström made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Marcus Hagström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Daniel Zorita in the 95th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Ecuador played a much better game than Rank 1 and deserved their victory. The Rank 1 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.