Football
Ecuador vs Germany. FIFA World Cup Group A.
3:00pm, Tuesday 20th June 2006.
Attendance: Attendance72,000.
Match ends, Ecuador 0, Germany 3.
Second Half ends, Ecuador 0, Germany 3.
Paúl Ambrosi (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany).
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Lukas Podolski.
Attempt blocked. Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Édison Méndez.
Paúl Ambrosi (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Robert Huth (Germany).
Paúl Ambrosi (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gerald Asamoah (Germany).
Foul by Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador).
Arne Friedrich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Michael Ballack (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Lahm.
Attempt saved. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador).
Lukas Podolski (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Christian Lara (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Arne Friedrich (Germany).
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Arne Friedrich.
Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tim Borowski.
Attempt saved. Gerald Asamoah (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Ballack.
Foul by Giovanny Espinoza (Ecuador).
Oliver Neuville (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Christian Lara (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tim Borowski (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tim Borowski (Germany).
Foul by Édison Méndez (Ecuador).
Gerald Asamoah (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Germany. Gerald Asamoah replaces Bernd Schneider.
Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Christian Benitez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Ecuador. Patricio Urrutia replaces Marlon Ayoví.
Substitution, Germany. Oliver Neuville replaces Torsten Frings.
Substitution, Germany. Tim Borowski replaces Miroslav Klose.
Attempt missed. Christian Lara (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benitez.
Attempt blocked. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Lahm.
Offside, Germany. Lukas Podolski is caught offside.
Substitution, Ecuador. Christian Lara replaces Antonio Valencia.
Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arne Friedrich.
Foul by Miroslav Klose (Germany).
Foul by Antonio Valencia (Ecuador).
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Édison Méndez.
Attempt saved. Lukas Podolski (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miroslav Klose.
Goal! Ecuador 0, Germany 3. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernd Schneider with a cross following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Valencia.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Jens Lehmann.
Attempt saved. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edwin Tenorio.
Ulises de la Cruz (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Lahm.
Foul by Marlon Ayoví (Ecuador).
Lukas Podolski (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Michael Ballack (Germany).
Antonio Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael Ballack (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Giovanny Espinoza (Ecuador).
Attempt missed. Giovanny Espinoza (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Valencia with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Bernd Schneider.
Attempt saved. Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Valencia.
Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bernd Schneider (Germany).
Attempt saved. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Ecuador. Christian Benitez replaces Félix Borja.
Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Germany 2.
First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Germany 2.
Miroslav Klose (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Ecuador 0, Germany 2. Miroslav Klose (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Ballack with a through ball.
Foul by Paúl Ambrosi (Ecuador).
Bernd Schneider (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Valencia.
Foul by Jorge Guagua (Ecuador).
Michael Ballack (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Miroslav Klose (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bernd Schneider with a through ball.
Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Miroslav Klose (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Germany) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
Per Mertesacker (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Marlon Ayoví (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Miroslav Klose (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernd Schneider with a through ball.
Foul by Edwin Tenorio (Ecuador).
Miroslav Klose (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador).
Attempt missed. Bernd Schneider (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Lahm with a cross.
Attempt missed. Édison Méndez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Tenorio following a set piece situation.
Foul by Lukas Podolski (Germany).
Dangerous play by Bernd Schneider (Germany).
Iván Kaviedes (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jorge Guagua.
Torsten Frings (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
Foul by Torsten Frings (Germany).
Attempt blocked. Michael Ballack (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Ecuador 0, Germany 1. Miroslav Klose (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Giovanny Espinoza.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
