National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wladimir Wasilewski got the match started through his kick off. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 2nd minute of play. With a little luck, Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra got control of the ball when Yannick Bartz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Luxembourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julien Kupferblum didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. Johnny Ibarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaus Pichler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 18th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 18th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Julien Kupferblum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johnny Ibarra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaus Pichler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yannick Bartz. Johnny Ibarra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 24th minute. If Lorenzo Acutain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnny Ibarra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannick Bartz in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Espina in the 35th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Lorenzo Acutain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attentive Cordero Aberasturi managed to snatch the ball when Julien Kupferblum made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Espina in the 43rd minute of play. After 46 played minutes Luxembourg got a freekick which was hit by Julien Kupferblum. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alejandro Espina to strike the kick off in the second half. Karlheinz Ludecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Espina, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. A collision led to Luxembourg getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Fabian Hoffmann hit a great ball. Fabian Hoffmann hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. When Ortiz Apellaniz came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Ecuador 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 Ortiz Apellaniz couldn't finish the play. Klaus Pichler took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Johnny Ibarra. Johnny Ibarra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Luxembourg's Zeno Pfützner was substituted for Frankie Majerus. Washington Piedrahita's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Karlheinz Ludecke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from España Gilavert in the 80th minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Angel Mena sent off a good shot on target. Karlheinz Ludecke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Washington Piedrahita in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Klaus Pichler came free, but Johnny Ibarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnny Ibarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when España Gilavert got free with Karlheinz Ludecke in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 94th minute of play. Ecuador's Johnny Ibarra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yannick Bartz in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Luxembourg fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ecuador had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.