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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Matthijs Meerdink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 3rd minute of play. When FC Kirchroa's Flavius Pantea in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Matthijs Meerdink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthijs Meerdink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kirchroa's Matthijs Meerdink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Andino in the 16th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthijs Meerdink 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 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dante Martinelli's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Julio Vera firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 33rd minute of the match, Olof Hegg tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julio Vera saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Martinelli in the 38th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthijs Meerdink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Matthijs Meerdink tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthijs Meerdink having to make a save. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Matthijs Meerdink made a huge save. Dante Martinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Matthijs Meerdink 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 64th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriaan van Schaik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Flavius Pantea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Vera. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Vera should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Lembeck in the 74th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Adriaan van Schaik 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Pantea in the 78th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Martinelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Teo Lembeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthijs Meerdink having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthijs Meerdink made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Dante Martinelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dante Martinelli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC Kirchroa.