Cristal Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Marc Taillefer came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, AC Cristal's Robert Bardin got a free kick in the 5th minute. Daniel Zorita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elias Bocage. AC Cristal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Elias Bocage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 7th minute of play. AC Cristal's Elias Bocage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Juan Sebastián Puig fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elias Bocage quite easily take care of the ball. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after AC Cristal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Elias Bocage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Cristal's goalkeeper Elias Bocage, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elias Bocage narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes into the match, AC Cristal's Greg Lequesne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Felix Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Greg Lequesne got free with Julio Vera in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elias Bocage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 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 31st minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Cristal's goalkeeper Elias Bocage, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AC Cristal's Elias Bocage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 38th minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 40th minute when Daniel Zorita elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 42 played minutes AC Cristal got a freekick which was hit by Greg Lequesne. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Bocage was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Daniel Zorita spun around in front of the goal 43 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of AC Cristal's goal. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Greg Lequesne made a kick off. If Jean-Marc Taillefer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AC Cristal's Elias Bocage proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save AC Cristal from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 55th minute. Greg Lequesne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Roland Graziani hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, AC Cristal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Graziani to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Geoffrey Plaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Jean-François Lajus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Marc Taillefer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute of the match AC Cristal got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Bardin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Robert Bardin made a great header on AC Cristal's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, AC Cristal's Geoffrey Plaud got a free kick in the 81st minute. After a defensive mix-up in AC Cristal's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Bocage came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Jean-Marc Taillefer 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 95th minute Jean-Marc Taillefer 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. Ecuador were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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