Challenge

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tio Cabezon got the match started through his kick off. In the 17th minute, Daniel Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 20 minutes of play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Navarro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Navarro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Cristian Sancho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Navarro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Pedro Navarro 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 32nd minute. Pedro Navarro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Sancho's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Cristian Sancho put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Navarro. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Zorita was the one to do the kick off. Ciruel Academy's Pedro Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Ciruel Academy from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Puyol during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ciruel Academy getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. José Puyol hit a great ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estebano Vuelta in the 61st minute of play. Ciruel Academy made a substitution. Perico Rojas replaced Cebrián Fonticoba. In the 64th minute Ciruel Academy were awarded a corner. José Puyol went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 66th minute of the match Florentino Rodriguez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but Pedro Navarro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paşa Bolas kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. When Jaba Li fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciruel Academy's protests and gave Jaba Li a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaba Li to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Navarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute of the match Florentino Rodriguez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Vera skillfully saved the ball. Ecuador's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.