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Match Report
Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmed Moussa made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faouzi Louahla in the 2nd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elias Urdaspal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Moussa in the 7th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7thth minute of the game Ahmed Moussa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Wara got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean-Baptiste Boulebda ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jean-Baptiste Boulebda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Julio Vera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Elias Urdaspal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 16th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Moussa in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Zorita got free with Elias Urdaspal in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Faouzi Louahla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Wara's goalkeeper Elias Urdaspal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th minute of the match, Daniel Zorita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Elias Urdaspal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Wara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. When Jean-Baptiste Boulebda came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Wara fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jean-Baptiste Boulebda couldn't finish the play. The Ecuador players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Wara were winning 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmed Moussa's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Faouzi Louahla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Ahmed Moussa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Ahmed Moussa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elias Urdaspal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 played minutes Wara got a freekick which was hit by Taha Rami. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Moussa in the 72nd minute. Elias Urdaspal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 79th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primitivo Andino to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Ahmed Moussa took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. Ahmed Moussa hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A hard shot 84 in the game by Ahmed Moussa from a close distance when the talented Julio Vera managed to make a qualified save. Ecuador's players were relieved. When Wara's Ahmed Moussa in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. When Agustín Saelices fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Agustín Saelices a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustín Saelices to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Wara's Ahmed Moussa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Vera. That made the score 0-3 after 96 minutes of play. The Ecuador manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Wara to win.
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