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1. 90+7'

   The referee has ended the second half.

2. 90+5'

   The ball sits up nicely on the edge of the box for Pascal Gross (Germany), but his powerful first-time effort flies high over the bar.

3. 90+5'

   Maximilian Beier (Germany) has the ability to send the ball deep into the penalty area from throw-ins and it can lead to very promising situations for his team.

4. 90+4'

   Corner kicks – 3:2. The fouls committed statistics – 15:9.

5. 90+3'

   Deniz Undav (Germany) drives into the box and hits a tremendous shot that, unluckily for him, flashes just wide of the left post.

6. 90+2'

   A pass by Moises Caicedo (Ecuador) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.

7. 90+1'

   A lofted cross from David Raum (Germany) is unsuccessful as the opponent's defence quickly clears the ball out of the penalty area.

8. 90'

   7 min. of stoppage-time to be played.

9. 90'

   Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) plays a lovely through ball to Moises Caicedo, but he can't beat Manuel Neuer and loses the ball.

10. 90'

    David Raum (Germany) delivers a poor cross from a free kick as one of the defenders comfortably clears it away.

11. 89'

    Tori Penso shows a yellow card to Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) for his blatant foul.

12. 88'

    The corner from David Raum (Germany) is intercepted by the defence.

13. 88'

    David Raum (Germany) whips in the resulting set piece but it's cleared. The ball goes out of play and Germany have been awarded a corner kick.

14. 87'

    Pervis Estupinan (Ecuador) pulls the shirt of his opponent and the referee stops play for a foul. Germany have a free kick.

15. 87'

    Germany hold possession of the ball and display neat passing from player to player. They are waiting for the right moment to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.

16. 85'

    Sebastian Beccacece has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Felix Torres (Ecuador) replacing John Yeboah.

17. 85'

    Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) is substituted due to injury. Sebastian Beccacece gives a chance to Jordy Caicedo.

18. 83'

    Gonzalo Plata receives a sweet pass inside the box from John Yeboah (Ecuador), but one of the defenders is first to the ball and makes an interception.

19. 81'

    John Yeboah (Ecuador) plays a lovely through ball to Angelo Preciado, but he can't beat Manuel Neuer and loses the ball.

20. 77' 2 - 1

    Goal! The resulting corner is whipped into the box and Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) buries the ball into the back of the net from a Kevin Rodriguez knock down. 2:1.

21. 77'

    Corner kick. Pedro Vite (Ecuador) is ready to send the ball into the box.

22. 77'

    The ball squirts out to Kevin Rodriguez (Ecuador) inside the box, and his first-time drive beats the keeper but fails to find the net as it's amazingly blocked on the line by a defender.

23. 76'

    Great chance! Leroy Sane (Germany) collects a great pass inside the box, but the goalkeeper does well to stop his effort.

24. 76'

    The total number of attempts is 6:8. 2:2 - the latest stats for both teams in respect of shots on target.

25. 73'

    Here is a change. Florian Wirtz is going off and Julian Nagelsmann gives the last tactical orders to Pascal Gross (Germany).

26. 73'

    What a big chance! Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) picks up an inch-perfect pass inside the box and fires the ball a whisker wide of the right post.

27. 72'

    The game gets underway again after that interruption.

28. 71'

    Piero Hincapie is being substituted because of an injury. Sebastian Beccacece sends Pervis Estupinan (Ecuador) on the pitch.

29. 71'

    The attendance for today's match is 80663.

30. 69'

    A cooling break is underway.

31. 68'

    Florian Wirtz nearly gets in a one-on-one with the goalkeeper after a defence-splitting pass from Deniz Undav (Germany), but one of the defenders makes a clearance to snuff out the chance.

32. 67'

    John Yeboah (Ecuador) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Manuel Neuer, who smothers the ball.

33. 66'

    Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) swings in a promising cross from the free kick, but one of the defenders does a perfect job to avert the danger.

34. 65'

    Dangerous play by Malick Thiaw (Germany). Tori Penso blows his whistle for a foul. There is a free kick near the sideline to Ecuador.

35. 64'

    Substitution. Felix Nmecha will be replaced by Maximilian Beier (Germany).

36. 64'

    Sebastian Beccacece has decided to make a change. Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) replaces Alan Franco.

37. 64'

    Substitution. Kevin Rodriguez (Ecuador) has come on for Enner Valencia.

38. 64'

    Deniz Undav (Germany) meets a cross inside the box, but Hernan Galindez wins the battle for the ball and the chance is gone.

39. 63'

    Florian Wirtz (Germany) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.

40. 62'

    Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wastes a great scoring opportunity! He latches on to a precise pass and fires a decent first-time shot towards the top left corner from a promising distance, but Manuel Neuer denies him.

41. 60'

    Julian Nagelsmann prepares a substitution. Kai Havertz is replaced by Deniz Undav (Germany).

42. 60'

    The manager has decided to make a substitution and Joshua Kimmich walks off the pitch to be replaced by Malick Thiaw (Germany).

43. 58'

    Antonio Rudiger (Germany) sends a long cross over to Kai Havertz, but Hernan Galindez comes forward to gather the ball.

44. 55'

    The ball is cleared after Leroy Sane (Germany) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.

45. 54'

    John Yeboah plays a nice corner into the middle of the box, Moises Caicedo (Ecuador) is first to react but his headed effort is way off the mark and goes well wide of the left post.

46. 54'

    John Yeboah (Ecuador) goes over to take the corner kick and it looks like he will send the ball into the penalty box.

47. 54'

    John Yeboah (Ecuador) produces a dangerous low pass into the penalty area, but the defence manage to cut it out. It will be a corner kick for Ecuador.

48. 53'

    Ecuador seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.

49. 50'

    Alan Franco (Ecuador) is rightly booked by the referee because it could not have been anything other than a yellow card.

50. 50'

    A poorly executed mid-range free kick by Moises Caicedo (Ecuador) as he fails to deliver a decent cross.

51. 47' VAR

    The Germany players’ joy was short-lived as the original decision is reversed after a VAR review by referee Tori Penso. NO PENALTY!

52. 47' VAR

    There's some confusion. Looks like the ref is going to review the penalty decision to Germany using VAR. Let's see what happens.

53. 46'

    Joel Ordonez (Ecuador) brings down his opponent with a very late tackle. PENALTY AWARDED to Germany!

54. 46'

    The teams are back out for the second half and here is a change on the pitch. Julian Nagelsmann gives a chance to Angelo Stiller and Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) is off.

55. 46'

    The second half has just started.

56. 45+5'

    The match has reached half-time.

57. 45+4'

    Florian Wirtz receives a sweet cross inside the box from David Raum (Germany), but one of the defenders rushes in bravely to intercept the ball.

58. 45+3'

    Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) dinks a cross into the box in an attempt to find one of his teammates, but the defence manages to clear.

59. 45+1'

    Antonio Rudiger (Germany) did his best to latch on to a crossfield pass, but it was too long and it goes out of play. It's a throw-in for Ecuador.

60. 45'

    We will have 4 min. of added time.

61. 45'

    Pedro Vite (Ecuador) attempts to find one of his teammates, but puts far too much on the pass and the chance is gone.

62. 44'

    Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) violates the laws of the game and is shown a deserved yellow card by the referee.

63. 43'

    This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) was quite harsh and Tori Penso didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.

64. 41'

    Jamal Musiala (Germany) attempts to send a low pass into the box from the edge of the penalty area, but the opposition's defence knocks the ball to safety.

65. 40'

    Great teamplay by Germany as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.

66. 38'

    Felix Nmecha (Germany) weaves his way through opponents and strikes the ball from the edge of the area, but it's blocked by a defender.

67. 38'

    Joel Ordonez (Ecuador) sends a long ball forward to Enner Valencia, but he put too much power and the chance is gone.

68. 36'

    Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.

69. 36'

    Nothing comes of the resulting corner from Florian Wirtz (Germany). The defence is alert and manages to cut it out.

70. 35'

    He should have scored! Jamal Musiala (Germany) gathered a short pass deep inside the box but took too long to shoot, allowing the defender to make the block. The ball goes out of play. Germany are awarded a corner kick.

71. 33'

    2:4 – this is the total number of shots produced by both teams. The number of shots on goal at present is 1:2.

72. 32'

    Enner Valencia (Ecuador) collects a pass from the flank, looks up and fires in a goal-bound shot from the edge of the box which canons off a defender to safety.

73. 31'

    The match can continue after the interruption.

74. 27'

    The referee blows for a cooling break.

75. 26'

    John Yeboah (Ecuador) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.

76. 25'

    Kai Havertz (Germany) attempts to convert a cross into a goal, but his promising header from near the penalty spot towards the left post is denied by a decent save from Hernan Galindez.

77. 24'

    Pedro Vite (Ecuador) plays a long ball to Piero Hincapie, but the defence is well organised and manages to get it clear.

78. 23'

    Some patient build-up play from Ecuador as they look to unlock the defence.

79. 23'

    Alan Franco (Ecuador) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat.

80. 22'

    The goalkeeper punched the ball away after Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) took the corner.

81. 21'

    Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender. The referee points to the corner flag and Ecuador will take a corner.

82. 21'

    A cross from Moises Caicedo (Ecuador) fails to reach the box as the defence clears the ball away to safety.

83. 19'

    Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) commits a foul after unfairly battling his opponent for the ball.

84. 19'

    The Ecuador players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.

85. 17'

    David Raum (Germany) and Kai Havertz attempt to exchange short two-yard passes, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.

86. 16'

    The ratio of the ball possession is 24:76.

87. 14'

    Felix Nmecha (Germany) unleashes a shot, but it's well wide of the left-hand post.

88. 13'

    Joshua Kimmich (Germany) produces a quality cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball and spanks it away.

89. 12'

    Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) commits a foul during an attacking move.

90. 12'

    David Raum (Germany) attempts to find one of his teammates with a sweet pass into the box, but one of the defending players reacts well and intercepts the effort.

91. 11'

    Joshua Kimmich (Germany) floats the free kick into the box, but it's easily cleared by the first man.

92. 9' 1 - 1

    What a beauty from just outside the box! Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) lashed the ball with incredible pace and power into the bottom right corner.

93. 9'

    Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.

94. 7'

    Florian Wirtz (Germany) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.

95. 6'

    Joshua Kimmich (Germany) tries to take the opposition by surprise with a quick free kick into the box.

96. 5'

    Tori Penso blows his whistle after Joel Ordonez (Ecuador) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle. Germany win a free kick and will be able to apply some pressure on the opposition goal.

97. 4'

    Willian Pacho (Ecuador) sends a long ball in, but Manuel Neuer comfortably gathers the ball.

98. 2' 0 - 1

    Goal! Great link up play between Leroy Sane (Germany) and Florian Wirtz gives the former a clear sight of goal on the edge of the box. He doesn't disappoint and beats the keeper in the bottom left corner. 0:1.

99. 2'

    Jonathan Tah (Germany) picks out Florian Wirtz with a fine lofted pass, but the latter wasn't able to create some space to get into shooting range.

100. 1'

     The first half has started.