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Szombathely Aréna
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) 3 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, Tivadar Demeter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 8 minutes into the match, Tivadar Demeter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tivadar Demeter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 13 minutes, Antonio Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Szombathely Squirrels players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tivadar Demeter, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Daniel Zorita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnold Szuper read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. At last the ball reached Juan Sebastián Puig at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Szombathely Squirrels. 2-1. Tivadar Demeter might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tivadar Demeter ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnold Szuper having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tivadar Demeter in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play forced Szombathely Squirrels's goalkeeper Arnold Szuper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tivadar Demeter in the 41st minute of play. Arnold Szuper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Tivadar Demeter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Bai Jun Chong got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Michel Goiano hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. When Camilo Gisbert fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Camilo Gisbert a yellow card for diving instead. Szombathely Squirrels made a substitution. Tamás Szentesi replaced Bai Jun Chong. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Jian Xiong in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Lei Jian Xiong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szombathely Squirrels fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 67 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amanda Almqvist during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Szombathely Squirrels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amanda Almqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 73 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Jian Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Julio Vera came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong. But to his dismay, Lei Jian Xiong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. 83 minutes into the match, Szombathely Squirrels's Lei Jian Xiong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Arnold Szuper in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amanda Almqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amanda Almqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lei Jian Xiong in the 90th minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Jian Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Lei Jian Xiong might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lei Jian Xiong ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute Lei Jian Xiong 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. The Szombathely Squirrels players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.