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GREEN LIONS Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Tolis Prinianakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Montenegro in the 8th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Tolis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calisto Flayre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, GREEN LIONS's 袁棋荣 got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the GREEN LIONS defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolis Prinianakis. The GREEN LIONS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolis Prinianakis should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tolis Prinianakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 17th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Tolis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in GREEN LIONS's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Prinianakis 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. 22 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Prinianakis. GREEN LIONS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 25th minute of play forced GREEN LIONS's goalkeeper Tolis Prinianakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Julio Vera throw himself and got hold of the ball when Merexildo Raimundo in the 32ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Julio Vera made an important save on a dangerous shot by 袁棋荣 in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, GREEN LIONS's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Tolis Prinianakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

GREEN LIONS's Jorge Peredo was substituted for Merexildo Raimundo. The wind increased when Calisto Flayre made the kick off in the second half. Jorge Peredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Vera having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Peredo in the 56th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Jorge Peredo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Ecuador's Julio Vera. Julio Vera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calisto Flayre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes, Faruk Nafiz Yadigar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GREEN LIONS and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes GREEN LIONS got a freekick which was hit by Faruk Nafiz Yadigar. After a defensive mix-up in GREEN LIONS's zone, Luis Andino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tolis Prinianakis came out of the goal and Luis Andino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tolis Prinianakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 77th minute. The supporters of GREEN LIONS booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Peredo in the 83rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Calisto Flayre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Calisto Flayre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Peredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tolis Prinianakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tolis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Sancho in the 97th minute of play. GREEN LIONS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.