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Match Report
GREEN FIGHTERS
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ecuador's Daniel Zorita 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. Daniel Zorita hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Carmelo Musko sent off a good shot on target. Boguslaw Giejda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Murilo Melo 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 18th minute. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by GREEN FIGHTERS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. When Branislav Lafchiyski came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the GREEN FIGHTERS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Branislav Lafchiyski couldn't finish the play. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Branislav Lafchiyski in the 36th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zachary Bambas during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of GREEN FIGHTERS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ecuador:s goal. Murilo Melo had in the 40thth minute some difficulties stopping Daniel Zorita's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Daniel Zorita scored 0-3 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Murilo Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Musko in the 45th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Murilo Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. GREEN FIGHTERS's Milcho Spasov was substituted for Branislav Lafchiyski. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carmelo Musko was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GREEN FIGHTERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simo Golubarev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Murilo Melo in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute Carmelo Musko 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murilo Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute, Luis Andino 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 74th 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. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GREEN FIGHTERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Honrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Musko in the 82nd minute of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Murilo Melo made a huge save. In the 84th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. GREEN FIGHTERS'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. Ecuador's Juan Sebastián Puig was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Murilo Melo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind GREEN FIGHTERS's goalkeeper Murilo Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 minutes GREEN FIGHTERS'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. Murilo Melo made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Cristian Sancho sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GREEN FIGHTERS throughout the match.
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