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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 倪雄鹏 got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 倪雄鹏 in the 3rd 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 6 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 梅誉坚 was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 10th 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. 梅誉坚 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 倪雄鹏 hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After having played for 14 minutes, Agustín Saelices managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustín Saelices was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute, Luis Andino made a precise shot to the right of 梅誉坚. 中职联—长春亚泰's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, 中职联—长春亚泰's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but 梅誉坚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅誉坚 having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Agustín Saelices nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 梅誉坚 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 梅誉坚. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. 史镇真 kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 41 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 宋洋珂 charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 宋洋珂 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when 中职联—长春亚泰 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. 宋洋珂 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second 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 51 played minutes Luis Andino rounded 中职联—长春亚泰's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. In the 54th minute 董俊榕 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. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Cristian Sancho took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for 梅誉坚 to make any attempt to save it. 59 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 梅誉坚, 0-6. 0-7 became the score in the 63rd minute when Cristian Sancho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 梅誉坚 made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Agustín Saelices sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with 梅誉坚 in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felix Montenegro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 71st playminute. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅誉坚 having to interfere. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 董俊榕 in the 79th minute of play. After 79 minutes of play, 中职联—长春亚泰's 董俊榕 made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felix Montes hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 梅誉坚 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Agustín Saelices showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 84 minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 董俊榕 in the 88th minute of play. 倪雄鹏 struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 中职联—长春亚泰. 梅誉坚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 94th minute of play. The 中职联—长春亚泰 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.