Challenge

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. Jacobo Fazzini charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobo Fazzini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jacobo Fazzini kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ecuador's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Zorita in the 8th minute. The corner led to Ecuador's Felix Montenegro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. If Buğrahan Vecih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Arias. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Talenti Roma Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Piretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute Cristian Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Christophe Rau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christophe Rau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christophe Rau having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 29th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Christophe Rau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, Ecuador's Julio Vera got control of the ball when Buğrahan Vecih tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Arias to maneuver through the defense. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Piretti in the 37th minute of the match. Talenti Roma Calcio's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Celso Bibiano in the 38th minute. The corner led to Talenti Roma Calcio's Jeremias Mark getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christophe Rau having to interfere. If Jeremias Mark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

54 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Christophe Rau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Sancho. After 55 minutes Talenti Roma Calcio'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. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Talenti Roma Calcio's goalie and right to Felix Montes. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Talenti Roma Calcio's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 56th match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Andino to maneuver through the defense. In the 58thth minute of the game Jeremias Mark 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. Aurelio Piretti kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Zorita in the 65th minute. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Talenti Roma Calcio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Zorita was slow to take the kick. During this time Ecuador's players had a chance to rest. Christophe Rau made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Agustín Saelices almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Talenti Roma Calcio's Christophe Rau did a great save. Luis Andino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Daniel Zorita got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Talenti Roma Calcio's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ecuador players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.