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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pantelija Bou kicked off to start the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Zorita in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmo Furlan saved Göpsen FC from getting behind. In the 10th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Göpsen FC's goalie and right to Agustín Saelices. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Göpsen FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Cristian Sancho hit a great ball. Pantelija Bou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of play forced Göpsen FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Göpsen FC's Anselmo Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Felix Montes hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pantelija Bou. After 21 minutes, Primitivo Andino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ecuador and the Göpsen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. Charles Gallot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Göpsen FC's Anselmo Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play. After 27 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Charles Gallot who took care of the corner kick. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anselmo Furlan having to make a save. In the 31st minute Yunus Canver 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 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 35 minutes, Yunus Canver managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Göpsen FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yunus Canver was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Göpsen FC's Anselmo Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 37th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Göpsen FC's Anselmo Furlan. Anselmo Furlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Göpsen FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Florian Bugajski hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Göpsen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Anselmo Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ecuador getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Primitivo Andino hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Pantelija Bou came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Anselmo Furlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 54th minute. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yunus Canver in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Göpsen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. François Béasse didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anselmo Furlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Furlan having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Göpsen FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Furlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. In the 77th minute Pantelija Bou 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. 77 minutes into the game, Göpsen FC's Pantelija Bou 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, 1-1. After 83 minutes of play, Göpsen FC's Pantelija Bou made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pantelija Bou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Daniel Zorita's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anselmo Furlan firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Göpsen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vahdet Canbolat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Göpsen FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Furlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Göpsen FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.