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Arena Rondy
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 14th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Nicolas Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Ecuador's Luis Andino looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Adalberto Vianna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters rose to their feet, but Adalberto Vianna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the match, Cristian Sancho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Cardozo. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Sancho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ecuador's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Gil dos Santos scored to the left of an out of position Julio Vera, making the score, 1-2. 34 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Nicolas Cardozo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafinha Sergipano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. Nicolas Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falcão Marques in the 40th 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 Falcão Marques in the 42nd minute of play. Falcão Marques took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Vera. Julio Vera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Falcão Marques made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Gil dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters rose to their feet, but Gil dos Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falcão Marques in the 60th minute of play. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Falcão Marques sped through Ecuador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Vera. With a little luck, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nicolas Cardozo got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falcão Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falcão Marques in the 78th minute of play. Nicolas Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliézer Leão to maneuver through the defense. After 84 played minutes Rondinone F.C - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Rafinha Sergipano. With a little luck, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nicolas Cardozo got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gil dos Santos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Cardozo came out and tried to block the shot, but Felix Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Gil dos Santos got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF could leave the field as winners, despite Ecuador having more of the ball for most of the match.