Challenge

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martin Palermo made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Martin Palermo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Martin Palermo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Julio Vera skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Primitivo Andino hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 25th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Gisbert.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Palermo in the 51st minute of play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Palermo in the 52nd minute of play. Cristian Sancho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Ruben Sánchez made a huge save. Orlando Medina hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's Martin Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. La Candela FC made a substitution. Rubén-Darío Feldmann replaced Luis Medero. La Candela FC's Cristian Medina was substituted for Sebastián Battaglia. In the 68th minute of the match La Candela FC got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rodolfo Arruabarrena ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rodolfo Arruabarrena made a great header on La Candela FC's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Andino. If Martin Palermo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Palermo in the 91st minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Palermo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the game, Rubén-Darío Feldmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Candela FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. Rubén-Darío Feldmann hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The La Candela FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.