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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Manolito Uquillas made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of U21 Ecuador booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Philips didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the game, U21 England's Dave Cullen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Corozo Genova made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Corozo Genova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Cullen in the 14th minute of play. Corozo Genova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Cullen in the 19th minute of play. In the 24th minute Bart Pickering shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corozo Genova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 England's Shane Groom got a free kick in the 25th minute. 25 minutes into the match, U21 Ecuador's Vitin Melgosa broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Howard Haylock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 played minutes U21 England got a freekick which was hit by Howard Haylock. U21 Ecuador's Corozo Genova played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shane Groom in the 35th minute of play. Aragón Latonero kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Cullen in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Ecuador's goalkeeper Corozo Genova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 played minutes U21 Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Zayvion Aoiz. Dion Stayton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manolito Uquillas in the 41st minute. Dion Stayton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aragón Latonero in the 43rd minute. After the first half U21 England were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Howard Haylock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corozo Genova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Ecuador's Michael Cobreros got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Corozo Genova managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when U21 England's Dave Cullen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. During the 57th minute of the match Zayvion Aoiz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zayvion Aoiz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bart Pickering got free with Corozo Genova in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the game, U21 England's Bart Pickering nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Corozo Genova made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 64th minute, Dave Cullen made a precise shot to the right of Corozo Genova. U21 Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. U21 Ecuador made a substitution. Roldan Lastra replaced Vitin Melgosa. U21 Ecuador made a substitution. Aragón Marques replaced Michael Cobreros. U21 Ecuador's Kléber Letamendi was substituted for Manolito Uquillas. U21 England made a substitution. Bradley Sheehan replaced Bart Pickering. Corozo Genova made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Dave Cullen sent off a good shot on target. After 79th play minutes Bradley Sheehan shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Corozo Genova and just under the crossbar into goal. U21 England's Nicholas Connell was substituted for Martyn Oldham. Jefferson Montero charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jefferson Montero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to U21 Ecuador getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jefferson Montero hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kléber Letamendi in the 92nd minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Dion Stayton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Kléber Letamendi sped through U21 England's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dion Stayton. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 England eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.