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Match Report
Coliseo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Basilio Pepillo made the kick off and thus started the match. Efrain Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 15th minute of play. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Dalkvist in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Felix Montes got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Basilio Pepillo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Julio Vera, passed just outside the right post. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niklas Dalkvist in the 26th minute. Haroldo Abadie kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, Gladiadores Legionarios was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Su Xiang Sha to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Agustín Saelices made a precise shot to the right of Efrain Maria. Gladiadores Legionarios's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 35th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. In the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Efrain Maria. Gladiadores Legionarios's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 44th minute of play forced Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Efrain Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Saelices in the 45th minute of the match. The Gladiadores Legionarios players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ecuador were winning 0-2.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Niklas Dalkvist 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. With a little luck, Gladiadores Legionarios's Efrain Maria got control of the ball when Luis Andino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 59 minutes Gladiadores Legionarios's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efrain Maria having to interfere. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Efrain Maria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 67th minute, Haroldo Abadie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with Efrain Maria in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Gladiadores Legionarios'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. A collision led to Gladiadores Legionarios getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Basilio Pepillo hit a great ball. Efrain Maria 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 80th minute. Gladiadores Legionarios's Niklas Dalkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Basilio Pepillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Niklas Dalkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niklas Dalkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ecuador walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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