Challenge

Castagneto Po
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Felix Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dennis Cimino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dennis Cimino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eraldo Sorrentino kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Castagneto Po AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Pasquale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Róbert Marton hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Cimino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Pinti in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19th minute Andrea Pinti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Vera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Cimino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Ecuador's Luis Andino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Cimino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, Castagneto Po AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Dennis Cimino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Róbert Marton was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 28th minute. Castagneto Po AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Filippo Pinti might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Filippo Pinti ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35th match minute, Castagneto Po AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Sorrentino to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Filippo Pinti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filippo Pinti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Castagneto Po AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Zorita came free, but Dennis Cimino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ecuador's Julio Vera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Ecuador from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 50th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Montes to maneuver through the defense. Dennis Cimino made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Castagneto Po AFC booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Agustín Saelices didn't get a good kick on the ball. Castagneto Po AFC's Eraldo Sorrentino got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Eraldo Sorrentino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Castagneto Po AFC's Federico Ciccone was substituted for Andrea Pinti. In the 72nd minute Luis Andino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Cimino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Andino succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 72nd playminute. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Castagneto Po AFC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Castagneto Po AFC defense, Felix Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dennis Cimino. The Castagneto Po AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dennis Cimino should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Ciccone in the 90th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agustín Saelices hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Antonio Arias hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Ecuador's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.