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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Daniel Zorita blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victoriano Abel having to make a save. When Average Joes's Per Rolandsson in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Victoriano Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Abel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute Arthur Saba 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 30th minute Average Joes were awarded a corner. Ganix Herrera went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ganix Herrera almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jo Blanchaert in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Zorita took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victoriano Abel. Victoriano Abel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Julio Vera had great luck who in the 42ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Per Rolandsson from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After a rather tough play, Average Joes's Yavuz Bülent Özger got a free kick in the 44th minute. Average Joes's Victoriano Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The Average Joes fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Average Joes's Per Rolandsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Average Joes's Victoriano Abel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Average Joes from getting a goal against them. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Average Joes's Mattias Finnman was substituted for Jo Blanchaert. The crowd rose to their feet as Agustín Saelices kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Victoriano Abel. That made the score 1-4 in the 75 minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Average Joes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipp Krupatkih to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Average Joes throughout the match.