Challenge

Don Pepe
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thierry Henry took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Cristian Sancho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thierry Henry might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thierry Henry ran back to his position shaking his head. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Thierry Henry sent off a good shot on target. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Thierry Henry sent off a good shot on target. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 12th minute of play. 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 13th minute. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nery Pumpido quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Ocampo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's Thierry Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Vera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute of the match GuateFortín got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Angel Alvarenga ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Zico Zellier. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. GuateFortín's attentive Roberto Trotta managed to snatch the ball when Primitivo Andino made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. Thierry Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Vera having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Thierry Henry kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. The supporters of Ecuador booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Gomez didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 minutes, Daniel Zorita made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 37th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Thierry Henry kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Vera. That made the score 2-2 in the 41 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Andino in the 44th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Nery Pumpido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of GuateFortín booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Andino didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 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. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save GuateFortín from getting a goal against them. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zico Zellier in the 59th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zico Zellier in the 61st minute of the match. GuateFortín's Severo Rameriz was substituted for Stanyo Búnkov. GuateFortín made a substitution. Ivan Lozano replaced Roberto Trotta. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Thierry Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GuateFortín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nery Pumpido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 71st minute of the match. Nery Pumpido 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 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 76th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Zorita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nery Pumpido having to interfere. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ecuador's goalie and right to Severo Rameriz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ecuador's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 82 played minutes GuateFortín got a freekick which was hit by Angel Alvarenga. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 85th minute of the match. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Lozano in the 87th minute of play. Felix Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Thierry Henry came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. GuateFortín were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.