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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4thth minute of the game Nistor Conta 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. 6 minutes into the match, Hami Eyüp dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Julio Vera, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 13th minute of play forced demir idmanyurdu's goalkeeper Selmo Illescas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after demir idmanyurdu's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. In the 16th minute, Prospero Perutxo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The demir idmanyurdu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 22nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. demir idmanyurdu'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. Selmo Illescas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Zorita in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of demir idmanyurdu booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when demir idmanyurdu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulvi Nizami didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Selmo Illescas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hami Eyüp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Bartochowski was slow to take the kick. During this time demir idmanyurdu's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to demir idmanyurdu's Ulvi Nizami getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Prospero Perutxo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Ecuador fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, demir idmanyurdu's Prospero Perutxo got a free kick in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Prospero Perutxo made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Selmo Illescas in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Selmo Illescas managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st minute Nistor Conta 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. In the 73rd minute, Daniel Zorita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When demir idmanyurdu's Prospero Perutxo in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Selmo Illescas 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 77th minute. 78 minutes into the match, demir idmanyurdu's goalkeeper Selmo Illescas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Selmo Illescas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes, Viktor Héj mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the demir idmanyurdu and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. 91 minutes into the match, demir idmanyurdu's goalkeeper Selmo Illescas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. Selmo Illescas was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Daniel Zorita capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Zorita really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. The demir idmanyurdu fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.