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Match Report
The Lions Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Börje Jelm took the kick off in the first half of the match. Begg Scully was extremely unlucky when he, in the 5th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 18th minute Mariano Raphael 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. 21 minutes into the game, Luis Andino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Antonis Liolidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Lions Of Hell's goalkeeper Antonis Liolidis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antonis Liolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Liolidis having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 34th minute of play forced Red Lions Of Hell's goalkeeper Antonis Liolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Börje Jelm managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Lions Of Hell's supporters rose to their feet, but Börje Jelm was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Liolidis having to interfere. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Red Lions Of Hell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Begg Scully didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Zorita to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Red Lions Of Hell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Raphael to maneuver through the defense. Antonis Liolidis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Sancho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 55 minute of play. Daniel Zorita made a great header on Ecuador's corner, it was just that Red Lions Of Hell's Antonis Liolidis managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Daniel Zorita hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Börje Jelm 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 Börje Jelm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Begg Scully, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Antonis Liolidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 72nd minute of play. Börje Jelm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonis Liolidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Andino, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Jelm in the 77th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Börje Jelm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. A collision led to Red Lions Of Hell getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mariano Raphael hit a great ball. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Börje Jelm, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The audience was convinced that Begg Scully's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game.
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