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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodion Nikitin kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Nikitin in the 3rd minute of play. Bernabe Nel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Pimenta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pousada 2 Pedros FC'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. After some careless play in the Pousada 2 Pedros FC defense, Cristian Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Pimenta. The Pousada 2 Pedros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Pimenta should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's 苏树建 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 苏树建 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pousada 2 Pedros FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 苏树建 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The excitement rose when Ecuador's Daniel Zorita after 17 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Pousada 2 Pedros FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodion Nikitin in the 23rd 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. In the 27th minute, Rodion Nikitin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Marco Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Bernabe Nel got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodion Nikitin hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. With his leg Julio Vera managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Rodion Nikitin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Rodion Nikitin took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. In the 43rd match minute, Pousada 2 Pedros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodion Nikitin to maneuver through the defense. Ecuador's Daniel Zorita got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cafu Pitta hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

In the 55th minute, Daniel Zorita 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. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Zorita could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Marco Pimenta however easily saved by the left post. Marco Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Agustín Saelices shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Pimenta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Pousada 2 Pedros FC's Marco Pimenta got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dinei Corrêa struck a weak shot in the 74th 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 Pousada 2 Pedros FC. In the 76th minute, Agustín Saelices 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. Daniel Zorita could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Marco Pimenta made a huge save. Marco Pimenta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodion Nikitin in the 84th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodion Nikitin in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Marco Pimenta in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pousada 2 Pedros FC.