Challenge

Rocha Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gualterio Cordeara made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Rolando Dabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio Chucho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gualterio Cordeara sent off a good shot on target. 10 minutes into the match, Daniel Zorita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eduardo Chago. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Zorita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bonifacio Etxepare kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Uriel Balendin charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uriel Balendin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Balendin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zorita to maneuver through the defense. Santo Martxelin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albano Snow kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduardo Chago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Gualterio Cordeara tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 33 minutes Ecuador's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albano Snow who took care of the corner kick. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Eduardo Chago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gualterio Cordeara in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Vera saved Ecuador from getting behind. After 38th play minutes Gualterio Cordeara shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Julio Vera and just under the crossbar into goal. Agustín Saelices kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. If Gualterio Cordeara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Zorita recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eduardo Chago came out and tried to block the shot, but Cristian Sancho slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 51st minute. In the 57th minute, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Eduardo Chago. Eduardo Chago yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some careless play in the ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ defense, Daniel Zorita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eduardo Chago. The ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eduardo Chago should have stopped the shot. 70 minutes into the game, Bonifacio Chucho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ecuador the free kick. A collision led to ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Bonifacio Chucho hit a great ball. In the 73rd 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: 1-6. In the 78th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eduardo Chago was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. After 85 played minutes ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ got a freekick which was hit by Albano Snow. In the 88th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 91 minutes, Bonifacio Etxepare mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Bonifacio Etxepare got a free kick in the 91st minute. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 played minutes ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ got a freekick which was hit by Albano Snow. With a little luck, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Eduardo Chago got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. The ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ecuador were clearly better and deserved to take the win.