Ticul
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vintilă Barascu kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. 3 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Stelian Gorun came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Cristian Sancho made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. Ticul's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 8th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ticul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Luis Andino managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 27th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Gorun in the 28th minute of the match. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stelian Gorun in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Vintilă Barascu 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 Alexandru Chinezu fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ticul's protests and gave Alexandru Chinezu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ticul getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Alexandru Chinezu hit a great ball. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Ticul's Stelian Gorun got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Julio Vera. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Sancho hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Montenegro got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Felix Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Helmuth Duckadam to make any attempt to save it. 59 minutes into the match, Ticul's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 62nd minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Helmuth Duckadam. Helmuth Duckadam yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelian Gorun in the 65th minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Helmuth Duckadam came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 67th minute. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute Vintilă Barascu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vintilă Barascu in the 80th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Ticul were awarded a corner. Stelian Gorun went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Ticul's Ye Jian Kang got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ticul's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Helmuth Duckadam in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Helmuth Duckadam having to interfere. Niculae Gaciu kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. When Valeriu Tatomir fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ticul's protests and gave Valeriu Tatomir a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ticul's Valeriu Tatomir got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Ticul's Junior Ciobica got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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