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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 3rd minute, Phenix Paddle made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Torres. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Santiago Torres came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Australia's Jasmine Brennan. But to his dismay, Jasmine Brennan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Santiago Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasmine Brennan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 19th minute, Ximenez Gort hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santiago Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phenix Paddle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Hendrix in the 23rd minute of the match. The attack was good, but when Jimmy Hendrix in the 23rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 28 minutes into the game, Australia's Jasmine Brennan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santiago Torres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Jimmy Hendrix came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Australia 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 Jimmy Hendrix couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, Phenix Paddle made a precise shot to the right of Santiago Torres. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Villagra Gene hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Phenix Paddle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santiago Torres. Ecuador's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stewart Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ximenez Gort in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phenix Paddle in the 39th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Santiago Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Ximenez Gort got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Australia booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ximenez Gort didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santiago Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phenix Paddle in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Australia were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ecuador's Fidel Balladares was substituted for Villagra Gene. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jasmine Brennan was the one to do the kick off. Stewart Thomas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ximenez Gort in the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasmine Brennan in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Santiago Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Ximenez Gort came free, but Stewart Thomas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Australia made a substitution. Son Min replaced Jimmy Hendrix. After 69 minutes of play, Ecuador's Ximenez Gort made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stewart Thomas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ecuador made a substitution. Luís Fernando Cadena replaced Ximenez Gort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tercero Vital in the 75th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Stewart Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Tercero Vital in the 75th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Australia made a substitution. Bernard Newton replaced Phenix Paddle. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernard Newton in the 81st minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Santiago Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Santiago Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Son Min in the 82nd minute of play. Luís Fernando Cadena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santiago Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Son Min, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Bernard Newton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Torres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Australia booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Madaria didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute of the match, Niles Lucas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santiago Torres saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Santiago Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Son Min, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Santiago Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niles Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When Luís Fernando Cadena fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ecuador's protests and gave Luís Fernando Cadena a yellow card for diving instead. Australia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.