Challenge

9 de Diciembre
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Cesaro kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd play minute Carlos Cesaro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julio Vera. 1-0. After 7 minutes of play, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Vera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julio Vera was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Carlos Cesaro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlos Cesaro really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 16 minutes into the game, Nacho Roca recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Julio Vera. Nacho Roca showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Lv Qiang Xiao struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Julio Vera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MARTINETA. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Cesaro in the 25th minute of play. In the 25thth minute of the game Carlos Cesaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner led MARTINETA's Lv Qiang Xiao to fire away a dangerous shot which Julio Vera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Enzo-Nicolás Madrid hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in MARTINETA's zone, Cristian Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bartolo Beliran 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. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Montenegro came free, but Bartolo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

59 minutes into the game, Carlos Cesaro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Julio Vera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MARTINETA's João Severino was substituted for Albino Eliu. MARTINETA's Alexander Buonanno was substituted for Carlos Cesaro. 65 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Qiang Xiao came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Roca in the 66th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when João Severino came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Roca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartolo Beliran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristian Sancho in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when João Severino came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Sancho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bartolo Beliran having to make a save. When Agustín Saelices came up free with the goalie in the 86th 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 Agustín Saelices couldn't finish the play. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Severino in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute MARTINETA were awarded a corner. Lv Qiang Xiao went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on MARTINETA's corner Lv Qiang Xiao fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julio Vera quite easily take care of the ball. MARTINETA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.