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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Zorita kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, The Gonzez's Robert Carlsson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 7th minute of play forced The Gonzez's goalkeeper Holer Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes The Gonzez's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Zorita got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Holer Nolan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Holer Nolan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Holer Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 21st minute of play forced The Gonzez's goalkeeper Holer Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bo Lundqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Holer Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of play. Xu Yi Jian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holer Nolan having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Ted Ödmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Daniel Zorita hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Xu Yi Jian made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of The Gonzez booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Sebastián Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mattias Qvalfeldt in the 65th minute of play. After 66 played minutes The Gonzez got a freekick which was hit by Goyo Sánchez. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Holer Nolan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holer Nolan having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camilo Gisbert to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ecuador booed when The Gonzez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickard Tunberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Daniel Zorita from long distance, 81 minutes into the match, got Holer Nolan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 83rd minute, Bo Lundqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 86 minutes, Robert Carlsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Gonzez's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Carlsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Felix Montenegro hit a great ball. Agustín Saelices fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holer Nolan having to interfere. When Ted Ödmann fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Gonzez's protests and gave Ted Ödmann a yellow card for diving instead. 96 minutes into the match, The Gonzez's goalkeeper Holer Nolan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. The The Gonzez support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.