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Match Report
Islas Malvinas
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pablo Solchaga got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when All Boys's Pablo Solchaga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 6th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luizinho de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Solchaga in the 10th 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. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Domenico Tellini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Solchaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Solchaga in the 26th 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. Cristian Sancho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luizinho de Queirós read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Luizinho de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Pablo Solchaga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. After having played for 44 minutes, Luis Andino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Andino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Solchaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Solchaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Solchaga in the 59th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pablo Solchaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. When Cristian Sancho came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Ecuador 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 Cristian Sancho couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Tellini in the 64th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Cristian Vella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. All Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Vella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All Boys made a substitution. Carlos Soto replaced Tiburcio Bitxintxo. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luizinho de Queirós having to interfere. After 78 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luizinho de Queirós was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Solchaga came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The All Boys players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.
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