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Liza Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when 霍去病 Wu got free with Julio Vera in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Nelsinho Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Lizabona Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Nelsinho Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Lizabona Futebol Clube's 霍去病 Wu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Humberto Passos struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lizabona Futebol Clube. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a free kick in the 29th minute. Murilo Casado's late challenge caught a Ecuador's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murilo Casado helped the player get up and apologised. After 32 played minutes Lizabona Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Casado. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 37th 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. Nelsinho Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Lizabona Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sören Vennerkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nelsinho Neiva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Zorita ran back to his position shaking his head. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 霍去病 Wu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Humberto Passos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lizabona Futebol Clube and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nelsinho Neiva 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 1-1 in the 52 minute of play. Nelsinho Neiva 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 56th minute. In the 56th match minute, Lizabona Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sören Vennerkvist to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nelsinho Neiva. That made the score 1-2 after 60 minutes of play. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Nelsinho Neiva made a huge save. Cristian Sancho had several of the Lizabona Futebol Clube's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-3 score and a disappointed Nelsinho Neiva as he didn't even see the shot coming. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lizabona Futebol Clube'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. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Felix Montenegro got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-4. 76 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Humberto Passos in the 78th 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. Lizabona Futebol Clube's Nelsinho Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Lizabona Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. After 83 played minutes Lizabona Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by 朱挺博. After a defensive mix-up in Lizabona Futebol Clube's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelsinho Neiva came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute of the match 朱挺博 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Ecuador's Cristian Sancho slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nelsinho Neiva. That made the score 1-5 after 92 minutes of play. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.