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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cormoranii -MM-'s Valer Uduleanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Cormoranii -MM-'s Valer Uduleanu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dino Zoff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. Ecuador were furious when Antonio Arias was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 9 minutes into the game, one of Ecuador:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Cormoranii -MM-'s Costel Diaconu got a free kick in the 15th minute. A collision led to Cormoranii -MM- getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Apolo Foro hit a great ball. Cormoranii -MM-'s Dino Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 17th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Uduleanu in the 19th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Costel Diaconu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cormoranii -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Costel Diaconu kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Cormoranii -MM-'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. Dino Zoff 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 23rd minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cormoranii -MM-'s Valer Uduleanu got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Valer Uduleanu made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Valer Uduleanu'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. Dino Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 40th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Valer Uduleanu 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Sancho to strike the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valer Uduleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the game, Felix Montenegro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dino Zoff. Felix Montenegro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. The supporters of Cormoranii -MM- booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Montes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Marcel Vulpe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Zoff having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valer Uduleanu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valer Uduleanu in the 69th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Valer Uduleanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. 74 minutes into the match, Cormoranii -MM-'s goalkeeper Dino Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. In the 75thth minute of the game Eugen Boldur 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. In the 76th minute, Nils-Åke Nyström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Uduleanu in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Valer Uduleanu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valer Uduleanu in the 84th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Cormoranii -MM-'s Valer Uduleanu in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Valer Uduleanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.