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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dimitris Fragou made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind meteora 1929's goalkeeper Nikos Sarkanis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 10th minute. After a rather tough play, meteora 1929's Aris Kasnaferis got a free kick in the 12th minute. Nikos Sarkanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Andino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikos Sarkanis having to interfere. meteora 1929's Nikos Sarkanis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 18th minute of play. Nasos Venetidis kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Cristian Sancho scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Sarkanis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute Felix Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Sarkanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chatziantoniou Xanthos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when Chatziantoniou Xanthos scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-1. Nikos Sarkanis 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 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Dimitris Fragou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Nikos Sarkanis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Nikos Sarkanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zoritas short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Nikos Sarkanis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Nikos Sarkanis in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 55 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. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nikos Sarkanis could save by the left post. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Nikos Sarkanis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimitris Fragou, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 67th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera 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 Dimitris Fragou in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Cristian Sancho 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. Nikos Sarkanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 79th minute of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitris Fragou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the meteora 1929 defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikos Sarkanis. The meteora 1929 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikos Sarkanis should have stopped the shot. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chatziantoniou Xanthos in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Nikos Sarkanis. meteora 1929's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The meteora 1929 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.