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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Mouloud Doutté showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Gandara in the 9th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, U21 Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Megharia came free, but Washington Zucunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mouloud Megharia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Washington Zucunza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Viteri Mancobo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Mouloud Doutté made a huge save. After 21 minutes U21 MZ Country's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Viteri Mancobo who took care of the corner kick. Mouloud Doutté took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viteri Mancobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernie Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. U21 Ecuador's Washington Zucunza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mouloud Megharia in the 35th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Viteri Mancobo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 MZ Country the free kick. In the 40th match minute, U21 Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viteri Mancobo to maneuver through the defense. Washington Zucunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mouloud Megharia in the 41st minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viteri Mancobo to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Mohamed Ighil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 MZ Country's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Ighil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 MZ Country's Mouloud Doutté played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Gandara in the 52nd minute of play. Mohamed Ighil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Washington Zucunza made a huge save. In the 62nd minute of the game Alejandro Gavilanes made a throw-in which Esteban Cáceres played forward. Mouloud Doutté showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viteri Mancobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Dejan Stankovič was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ecuador's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 MZ Country the free kick. U21 Ecuador's Alejandro Alava was substituted for Viteri Mancobo. U21 Ecuador made a substitution. Palacios Corroto replaced Esteban Cáceres. In the 71st minute, Dejan Stankovič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Alava might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mouloud Doutté. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alejandro Alava ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute Fernando Celada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Doutté saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, U21 Ecuador's Fernando Celada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mouloud Doutté made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After having played for 82 minutes, Daniel Gandara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Gandara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Washington Zucunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Hammad in the 85th minute of the match. U21 MZ Country's Mouloud Doutté played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Alava in the 90th minute of play. If Alejandro Alava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The U21 MZ Country players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented U21 Ecuador from taking control. The game ends in a draw.