Cirrus Maximus
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Daniel Zorita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentim Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Luis Andino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Valentim Magalhães quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in MLP's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentim Magalhães 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. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ramiro Malta sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 16 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Neto in the 21st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentim Magalhães having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentim Magalhães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, MLP's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Valentim Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plácido Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramiro Malta made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Armando Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Malta in the 53rd minute of play. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Neto in the 54th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 57 minutes into the game, Graciano Alves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MLP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Ramiro Malta kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentim Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MLP's Valentim Magalhães did a great save. The audience was convinced that Ramiro Malta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 64th minute Ramiro Malta 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. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 67 minutes into the game, Cristian Sancho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MLP the free kick. After 67 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Sancho. With a little luck, MLP's Valentim Magalhães got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind MLP's goalkeeper Valentim Magalhães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. MLP's Plácido Pereira got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Valentim Magalhães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after MLP's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Armando Neto hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Valentim Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 92nd minute of the match. Armando Neto hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Ecuador were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing MLP to leave the ground with a draw.
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