Challenge

Isiojunior Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniel Zorita started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Gol was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th minute, Primitivo Andino 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. 12 minutes into the match, IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Samuel Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Gol 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Zorita in the 15th minute of play forced IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goalkeeper Samuel Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'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. At last the ball reached Cristian Sancho at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.. 0-4. Samuel Gol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samuel Gol narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Gol having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Gol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Gol having to interfere. The Ecuador fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Ecuador's Felix Montenegro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuel Gol having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luis Andino in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Gol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Gol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 34th minute, Daniel Zorita 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: 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 38th minute of play forced IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goalkeeper Samuel Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 40th minute of play forced IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goalkeeper Samuel Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Samuel Gol. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. The audience was convinced that Daniel Zorita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Gol was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s Samuel Gol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 45th minute of play. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Gol having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronaldo Linares to strike the kick off in the second half. Luis Andino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samuel Gol was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Luis Andino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 54 minute of play. Luis Andino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Samuel Gol made a huge save. Samuel Gol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Cristian Sancho fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Samuel Gol stood somewhat misplaced when Cristian Sancho came free in front of goal and shot 0-10 to the left of him in the 59 minute. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Gol having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Sancho in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel Gol saved IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. from getting behind. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s Samuel Gol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Ecuador's Luis Andino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Samuel Gol. Samuel Gol yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Daniel Zorita took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Samuel Gol to make any attempt to save it. When Daniel Zorita came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Daniel Zorita couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Samuel Gol, 0-14. 84 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Daniel Zorita nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Gol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-15. If Felix Montes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Daniel Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ecuador's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Zorita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felix Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Samuel Gol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samuel Gol having to make a save. 91 minutes into the match, IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Samuel Gol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Gol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samuel Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Gol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Saelices, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.