Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Victoriano Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Agustín Saelices had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darryl Buckner got free with Julio Vera in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 9th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Libertad in the 11th minute of play. Victoriano Bernaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of the match. After having played for 14 minutes, Santo Libertad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Libertad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Victoriano Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 23rd minute of play. Julio Vera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Buckner's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Victoriano Bernaldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 30th minute of play. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. After 36 minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Agustín Saelices fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Victoriano Bernaldo quite easily take care of the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Buckner came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Bernaldo was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Santo Libertad charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santo Libertad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 47th minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Zorita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Victoriano Bernaldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 55 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Buckner came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Buckner came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Dep Colonia Avellaneda's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Bernaldo came out of the goal and Cristian Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the match, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Daniel Zorita came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Victoriano Bernaldo could save by the left post. In the 70th minute, Cristian Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ecuador fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Rosa in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 79th minute, Camilo Gisbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Cerritos in the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Rosa came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Wei Li managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wei Li was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leopoldo Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Zorita kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Ecuador played a much better game than Dep Colonia Avellaneda and deserved their victory. The Dep Colonia Avellaneda players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.